Resurection by Fire

I was re-reading some old issues of Excalibur, and I kept coming back to
the
scene where Rachel finally found some resolution with her past before
taking
Captain Britian's place in the timestream. This scene hit me because of
situations I had to deal with recently in my own life and the parrallels
were frightenly close. This is a rather personal purge of my soul so I hope
I will get some feedback on it.
Standard diclaimers apply.

Resurection by Fire
by Riana

Today I cried
bitter tears
that burned on my pallid flesh
                too long parched of any touch
and the chafing rage within me broke loose
consuming my spirit in a firestorm
reflecting back on the mirrors of my soul
out to my perfect composed self;
    never flinching
                            too finely molded for that
but still the tears came,
charring my flesh and soul
    in a welcome blaze
for out of ash
the phoenix arises
and may finally....... be able to sing.