#+title: The Fractal Phoenix

A poem I wrote on [2016-05-05 Thu] (?), using the metaphor of [[file:20200721010754-phoenix.org][The Phoenix]].

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A tumultuous existence

Parts dead and silent

Parts bolstered by the flames

Parts in agony as the white hot fire overwhelms and consumes simultaneously
hopeful, numb, determined, enraged, despondent, mischievous, strong, and
shattered.
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I had a lot of emotions raging at once that day, in a lot of different ways, in
a lot of different stages. I recall putting it together during a drive to work,
and scrambling to get it down at a red light.