Who knows your personal tragedies better than you

Though the ability to stamp out the fires of difficult times
May be buried deep beneath the suffocation of burdens
That seem overwhelming at the summit’s base

I challenge you to rise like a phoenix
And build your destiny from the ashes of the past
Strengthen your soul even as
Smoke fills your nostrils and burns your lungs

Allow tragedy to become your triumph
As you sharpen your eyes to the horizon
In celebration of a life worth living
You are tragedy
You are triumph
You are the phoenix