©2025 Samantha Syrnich
If you want to see the brave,
look at the ones who rise
from the ashes of what was done to them—
the ones who choose to loosen the chains
others tried to lock around their hearts.
If you want to witness the heroic,
look at those who lift love
out of the ruins of cruelty,
who answer hatred
with something gentler,
something stronger,
something the world can’t crush.
For courage is not loud.
It is quiet hands opening
where the world expects them to close.
It is choosing compassion
after being shown none.
It is daring to keep a soft heart
in a life that tried to harden it.
The bravest souls forgive.
The heroic ones still love.
And the rarest of all
are those who do both—
and keep walking forward
with light in their arms.
Published by Samantha Syrnich TLC
About The Hand Behind The Phoenix Quill— I’ve lived many lives within one — some born of light, some forged in fire. Each left its mark, and in the ashes, I found my voice. The Phoenix Quill was never just a name; it became my heartbeat — a place where pain turned to purpose, and truth was no longer something to survive, but something to share. I am a poet, artist, advocate, and storyteller — guided by a love that refuses to die quietly. Through words and imagery, I tell stories of resilience, of rising when the world says you’ve fallen too far. My work carries pieces of the people and places that shaped me — veterans, children, the voiceless, the forgotten — and the fire that demanded their stories be heard. Every poem, every painting, every creation under The Phoenix Quill is born from that promise: to turn heartbreak into healing, to honor truth even when it burns, and to remind others that they, too, can rise. This is my life’s work — to give voice to the silence, hope to the weary, and beauty to the broken. Welcome to The Phoenix Quill: Words Born of Fire, Inked in Truth. Where ashes become art — and every word remembers how to rise.
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