bellows

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it really is all about the journey
never an easy path
so I offer you my hand
however...remember
I only hold you steady
just long enough
as find your own footing

& I'll be right here
if you have any need
...should your feet falter
but I won't carry or direct
this is your path
only you can walk it
no grasp holding you back

unwavering
I'm always near
waiting for you to take that leap
carrying you out of reach

because, girl...
I so look forward to the day
when you spread those flaming wings
...& fly
leaving this ashy ground behind

...soar!

high above the choking smoke
its density still haunting your senses
breathe deeply...
fresh air filling your aching lungs

& I can't wait
to see the glow in your blazing eyes
as you gaze at your own reflection
glimpsed in the mirror of waters below
& finally recognize...

you are a force of nature...
unstoppable

just look at all those ash piles in your wake
the latest outgrown remains
when chains could no longer claim you
& you chose instead to burn them off
a conflagration of your own making
of healing & rebirth
each manifestation another lesson learned

don't look back
just keep going
I'll be fanning your flames
reminding you...
you are a Phoenix

now go on, girl
set the sky on fire!