failure
of the phoenix
it feels like
everything in my world now
is not where it should be.
it feels like
i need to kill off my old parts;
rebirth of fire from flesh.
it feels like
words cannot describe it
because man has feared it.
it feels like
my life has been lived
like slow-acting poison.
it feels like
if i don’t act quickly
i will never find my cure.
-undated, probably 1997-1998