In such an abrupt stance, you wanted to wash me away,
Eliminate me like I never once been of consequence to you anyway,
Simply because I arose as a thorn beside you,
Keeping my moments locked away from the view.
But tell you what, honey; take a glance since I rose,
From the burned ashes, like a phoenix, still I rise.
Throughout the duration of history,
I rise again, right into your forbidden territory.

I sit alone, waiting right here for eternity,
No glint of light reaches my gloaming prison,
Lack of warmth resides in my vacant heart.
The world seems so cold, and too lonely.
Wish you could see me. And the way I rise,
Won't that just make a tremendous surprise?

When you thrusted me into the ocean, so dark and dormant
I still held on to my preliminary life that seemed to be slipping away,
Take a glimpse at my shattered soul, let me make you a deal.
You will find the darkness you wanted me to reveal,
Now, as I inhale, I promise you, I'll still rise
Lucky for me, you never appeared out to be wise.

Evacuated all alone in a world where I had no start,
Scanned and anticipated the days and nights as they part,
You tore my heart apart with just a flash of your blade,
Now, I lay wide awake as my chest bleeds
Even after what you made me go through,
Even when I had nowhere to go,
Know what's the omission you arised?
You inhumed my existence and still I rise,
All the scars you transmitted I have doubled it twice.

Screams of my soul, no one's here to listen,
I'm struggling against these iron chains,
No more pain can bear my beaten body,
All of my sense, and feelings have gone unfeeling.
You took it all away but I still rise,
From the last breath I need to inhale, I still rise,
Like an irate thunderstorm, so full of crisis.

I forgot how to feel anything again,
Yet, I refuse to drown into this darkness,
I'll still hold my hand out to touch the light,
I'll break these chains and spread my wings.
The very ones you tried damnest to diffuse.
But tell you what, still I rise,
Like the little fireflies and burn with an ignite.

All those years, all your treacherous promises to me,
It's still a myth to why I chose to believe,
Even when I knew,
All your promises were merely cruel.
You just had to add the icing on to my gauge,
While I spilled tears, you watched from your lounge.
But tell you what, I still rise
From the dust you buried me six feet deep,
I've got no tears remained to cry,
The tear ducts of mine have never been so dry.
The rise of mine will not only ruin your fort,
But also the ability and resilience you hold.

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It's a #Collaboration with my bestie, Aliya Rahman...

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