Phoenix

Somewhere in between starlit epiphanies,
Compassion swirls in a lazy circle,
And phoenix rabbits light up my dreams,
Where they form iridescent bubbles,

They hop away to the moonbright sea,
Alluding to peace found between,
And the cessation of strategies,
To hurt, to harm, to kill.

Like a bonfire in the attic,
Like a key in the ignition,
Like a burning-eyed fanatic,
I see you heal.

Like you're rising from the ashes,
Like you're calling for a friend,
Like you're smiling out from your lashes,
You become whole again.

Once I dreamed of the joy of flight,
Sheer absolution without contention,
Under the feathers of stars at night,
Fire trailing behind me.

Teach me the beautiful symphony
That you hear without your ears,
Show me how to stop bickering
And lay at rest, with hope.

Like a bonfire in the attic,
Like a key in the ignition,
Like a burning-eyed fanatic,
I see you heal.

Like you're rising from the ashes,
Like you're calling for a friend,
Like you're smiling out from your lashes,
You are whole again.

I have so much to learn
From the smallest of creatures,
As the saying goes, once burned
Twice shy, isn't that right?

Beautiful creatures make whorls in my dreams,
Soothing me away from the painful world,
To a place where phoenix bunnies show me epiphanies.