Encore

I’ve heard this many times before But this time, my ears struck twelve Heartbeats of life pace more and more In sync with all that scratch and quell While counting ticks on outlawed tunes A solo, but oh, so off key The cords of life anchored in June The metronome of time in me With passing phases of the moon Accustomed to a self taught fate Sheltered in my private cocoon More room to grow and hibernate In meditating out of sight A healthy way for me to explore Before I step out into the light Before I look down upon the unsure Such is the soaring Phoenix way A merger of the heart and sun To rise with burning passion each day And brighten it for that special someone