WHEN YOU ARE ASHES,
REMEMBER THIS
They will
insult you,
hurt you,
defeat you,
betray you,
injure you,
set you aflame
and watch
you burn.
But they
will not,
shall not,
cannot
destroy you.
Because you,
like Rome
were built on ashes,
and you,
like a phoenix,
know how to
rise
and
resurrect.
______
Nikita Gil