Where the Light Finds Me


by Samantha Syrnich (TLC)

I was not broken—
only opened.

Every fracture became a doorway,
every wound a place where truth
could breathe through me
instead of around me.

The world thought the cracks
were signs of ruin,
but they were the map back
to my own becoming—
lined in gold,
warm with the memory
of all I survived.

And here I stand,
soft-faced and unafraid,
holding the single rose
I never stopped deserving—
proof that even shattered things
can bloom.

For I am not the damage.
I am the light
that insisted on entering.

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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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