FROM THE DUST

From the dust I shall rise,
Like an eagle soaring high
Through the ashes of despair,
I'll break through like a starved bear.

With strength and grace, I'll soar,
Leaving behind earth-broken doors
I'll conquer fear and cast it to the side
On angles wings, I will glide.

In the embers of my past,
I'll find the fire that will last,
Burning bright with newfound power,
I'll rise from the dust it's now or never.

So watch me as I ascend,
From the ashes, I'll transcend,
A testament to my demise,
From the dust, one day,
I shall rise.

Wilford Barker.