I woke unconscious,
Wondering with my mind asleep,
Staring blankly into the vivid tints of a distant frontier.
Below the forest canopy I lay,
My hands entangled from flourishing buds.
It saps me of my muse, my pride,
The undergrowth
Stands unwavering, uncanny, unsolicited.
Above me soared rainbow wings and shimmering scales.
All around I hear a cascade of voices in screaming colors.
I yell but the roaring waters drown my call.
I struggle but the vines constrict harder,
Forcing every last breath out of my system.
Watching the bubbles, my dreams, rise and burst,
I lay immobilized by this stunning, beautiful,
Yet dangerous world.
My body starts to give way to the ground.
I think I am sinking.
Maybe
I would rise like the Phoenix.
But I must first blaze from crackling embers
To ash.