Pfenix – noun, [fee-niks]

What’s in the mind of a pfenix
that allows it to writhe perfectly well
within the fiery limitations of a daily hell?

What’s in the heart of a pfenix
that beats defiant against an unseen tyrant,
and just drums along to an unheard song?[…]

Pfenix - noun, [fee-niks]
1. a mythological bird/ 2. a survivor, and a strong willed person/ 3. capable of taking tragedy and being reborn by it

What’s in the mind of a pfenix 
that allows it to writhe perfectly well
within the fiery limitations of a daily hell?



What’s in the heart of a pfenix
that beats defiant against an unseen tyrant,
and just drums along to an unheard song?


What is in the body of a pfenix
that can weather the punishment of a hellstorm,
and somehow emerge scarred into a beautiful form?


What is it in a pfenix,
that defies any standard explanation
by becoming victorious after the moment of combustion?  

 
-7-25-08
M. L. Michael 



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