Author Archives: 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.

Respect Has Nothing to Do With Titles


by Samantha Syrnich (TLC)

Respect
has never come from the shine of a title
or the size of a paycheck.

It comes from the quiet things—
the way a person shows up
when no applause is waiting,
the way they hold others with dignity
simply because it’s the right thing to do.

I’ve seen people with everything
act like they’re made of nothing,
and people with almost nothing
carry the kind of integrity
you can feel from across the room.

Status means very little.
Character means everything.

Because the truest measure of a soul
is how they treat the ones
the world tries to look past.

And in my eyes—
the janitor,
the cashier,
the nurse pulling double shifts,
the tired mother holding her family together—
they stand just as tall
as any CEO on any top floor.

Respect isn’t earned by power.
It’s earned by presence,
by heart,
by humanity.

And every human being
deserves that.
No exceptions.
Ever.

— Samantha Syrnich