Redemption

Lies emerging from vomit-caked clothes
Boiling rage spilling over, steaming in the cold night air
Sentences expertly carved to inflict maximum emotional pain
Arrogance, fear, envy, bigotry, self-loathing
Demons whispering
Their seductions external as well as mental

Rise above it all

Atop the highest peak a cauldron burns with the hottest flame
Hurdling towards this dancing fire is a majestic creature
Even with its tattered wings and battle scars it is unmistakable
The phoenix returns to the fire, and is utterly consumed
Only to emerge, cleansed and reborn

Rising above it all

Yeah, I'm still alive. I told ya'll I can't see fade