Songbird Phoenix

In the recesses of my mind

I search for the glimmer of approval

The road has been tough and dark

Why does that burning need to be loved exist within me?

To feel alive through the smiles of others

The words of encouragement from afar

I knew deep down having codependency is wrong

I matter to me

Wearing the faintest tint of red on my lips

Placing roses in my hair

I stare at the mirror

The strength to let go of the past

Bitter daggers that clung to my young self

Throw it away

The past is a shackle I won't ever return to

Vices are like a cage where the songbird sings

Trapped and beautiful

That's not my path anymore

Honoring the love nestled within these hands of mine

Warm and beating like a child's heart

I lift myself from the abyss of my tormented memories

Songbird fly away

For you are the phoenix

Matter to someone

I matter to me