The Fire Within

By Saee Pawar

Chin up, stand up straight

Fight for your own, pull your own weight

Never needed anyone to tell her this

Her spark shone, glorious and golden

She was as radiant as the sun

As a child, so confident and poised

Never struggled with her self esteem

In her conviction, she rejoiced

To others, her life felt like a dream

Was it a really a dream, she thinks

It seems like another life now,

This reality, it appears, has taken a bow

Bent so low, she has nothing but self-doubt

All around her, a total blackout

Where did the spark go?

The spark that ignited the fire in her,

The fire that never gave up,

The fire that made her stronger

Almost dead, it is nowhere to be found

Yet a Phoenix still gracefully rises,

From the ashes on the ground

That’s how she knows, it’s not all over yet

There’s still hope,

This sun is not ready to set

Fly to the sky Phoenix, this is just a small dive

The fire within is still alive.

By Saee Pawar