Burn To Fly
As Pegasus arose
From Medusa slain,
So the Phoenix grows
From necessary flame.
Ingest your serpents' venom,
Those lessons learned through pain;
Don't wait for death for heaven,
Through your fire be born again.
Copyright © Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib | Year Posted 2017
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