Phoenix I

I set myself ablaze to purge myself of sin

The fire sears me deep beneath my leper's skin

Yet cannot heal the scars that bleed the heart within

I seek for peace of mind to still my sorrow's din

Alone I've wandered years a Cain of restless path

Blind from acid tears beset by storms of wrath

But neither miles or time can my missteps rescind

The faith of Job is lost drowned in scalding rain

The ghosts of dreams abound of rape by folly slain

They weep and shriek for grace but rot forsaken in their graves

The shame of failure galls the spirit shrinks and twists

As hope of living palls and perseverance proves a bitch

Still I travel on refusing to give in

With strength of will near gone I find my inward wind

Though an orphan scorned by luck I am of phoenix grain

However oft I fall to dust from blaze of bones I rise again