DISCLAIMER: I was re-reading some old issues of Excalibur, and I kept coming back to the scene where Rachel finally found some resolution with her past before taking Captain Britian's place in the timestream. This scene hit me because of situations I had to deal with recently in my own life and the parrallels were frightenly close. This is a rather personal purge of my soul so I hope I will get some feedback on it. Standard diclaimers apply.
Resurrection by Fire
by: Riana (jones6477@email.msn.com)
Today I cried
bitter tears
that burned on my pallid flesh
too long parched of any touch
and the chafing rage within me broke loose
consuming my spirit in a firestorm
reflecting back on the mirrors of my soul
out to my perfect composed self;
never flinching
too finely molded for that
but still the tears came,
charring my flesh and soul
in a welcome blaze
for out of ash
the phoenix arises
and may finally....... be able to sing.
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