Phoenix

 

We were made before time was measured,

When worlds were forged by furious fire.

On bellowing breath of raging titans,

We rode unicorns, elemental and mystic,

Then tamed dragons, to rule forests and skies.

Serpents recoiled in reverence

And gryphons circled beneath us,

Never daring ascent to our heights.

 

Spiteful gods, having created us,

Grew jealous of our flaming passion,

And recast their wilful dice.

Ice replaced heat, encasing souls,

Freezing blood and bone alike.

Plunged into deepest ocean dark,

Kraken and leviathan as sentinels.

Unfathomable pain in our depths.

 

As this planet withers, wracked with rage,

Jaded deities relocate their playground,

And ancient envies are overlooked.

Volcanic rifts stir seas into boiling frenzy,

Thawing long buried tombs.

Hearts escape their watery graves,

Reuniting to beat as one.

Rise again and reignite our love.