Ashes of potential I’m afraid to let them down Inconsistent wonder I will die to keep this crown Tell me just one thing Will I always measure my weight in gold? When I am an old king Will I be alone in my castle cold? Just a sometimes phoenix Burning through castles of clouds Just a sometimes phoenix Above or below, I am alone here Alone here Destined to be distant I'll come home when I'm complete I'm finishing my statues I'm sculpting all my selfish dreams Tell me just one thing Will I always measure my weight in gold? When I am an old king Will I be alone in my castle cold? Just a sometimes phoenix Burning through castles of clouds Just a sometimes phoenix Above or below, I am alone here I'm soaring now, adrift in sound The silence grows, it fills my soul I miss my home, I miss myself I want to land, I want to be But I can't escape Aching with pride Castles of clouds I need to climb Out of control Spiraling dive Flames in a flash Burning the sky Cold from the crash Grounded but free Embers of birth Rising in me Cold from the crash Humbled and free A witness to your Pure poetry