Concrete

More the phoenix to find
new beginnings from its ashes,
I trace a crescent skyward
symbol barely seen at times
like filters through
a faded night.
This could never be traded,
what is shared in private
intimacy, and so I say to you
an easier way has never
been considered,
was never asked for.
And I will also tell you
risk is courage, is life,
is concrete and faith in
you is solid. And so I could
never run away from this.