The Phoenix

Written By Katherine Abdelkerim

From warmth to cold

Shadows creep  

The phoenix wakes

From a fiery sleep

  

My roaring flame  

Reclaims its name  

“Fight back!”

“Fight for yourself!”

It’s all the same

You’ll see me soar

As I defy

The chains that keep me

Trapped inside

My feathers burn

Yet grow anew  

A bold reminder

That you can, too. 

 

Like the phoenix

Fierce and free  

I’m destined for infinity 

Katherine Abdelkerim

Katherine’s poetry is rooted in lived experience, shaped by pain, resilience, and the quiet moments of transformation that follow. She writes to make meaning of what we carry, and to remind others they are not alone in it.

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