From out of the ashes, I have grown,
The risen phoenix of the Unknown,
Fearless of fires of any tone.
Scorched by the flames in many burns,
Fueled by lessons of hard-earned,
Cold to the heat of those I spurn.
The preacher asked "can you survive?"
Laughing, I walked away alive,
And marched straight toward my destination.
Two more deployments have been done,
Creating an unbreakable bond,
Fire could never become my foe, I'm immune.
Though many things hold me back down,
I stand as solid as an old town,
I'm ever growing, ever strong in the surroundings.
My life has been a tale of flame and fight,
My faults I no longer need to hide,
I choose to keep going for I am bright.
©jamielong
J