I Reinvent Myself

Prancing through midnight mystery, I called my soul to surrender She laughed diabolically Popped and hissed, turning gray Then flashing orange and yellow again Shocked at my daring side, I began to dance, but stopped and crackled In my failure to train myself to relinquish to anyone, I pulled out the big sticks and began to spit and smack Dancing and flashing, hissing and falling into myself. Like a phoenix, my soul refused to be contained. She whirled and twirled, turning herself into flames. I watched in awe, as she began floating upward I reinvent myself one hiss, pop and crackle at a time.