LONDONS ON FIRE WITH PEOPLE IN IT

I'm from the ashes a phoenix with scriptures Tales of a life laced in liquor Dreams torn at the seams unseen in the flicker Of streetlight beams where the air grows thicker Mama's eyes mirrors of dismay Daddy's silence loud no words to say School days blue fades to streets' gray Friends like shadows drift astray In alleys where echoes speak in riddles Brush strokes in the dark life's cruel thimbles Abstract like art my pain dribbles On the canvas of the heart where sadness nibbles Misguided steps led by the misled Angry words in my head a symphony of dread Every wrong friend another thread In this tapestry where the good seems dead London's on fire and we the flames Dancing in despair playing life's games From the abyss called out our names Rose like art from the smoke reclaimed our aims I've danced with devils dined on turmoil Addiction my mistress mental health spoiled Conflict my neighbor life's soil Turned sour my youth began to coil Inside the storm of my own creation Lost in the fog no destination Fistfights with fate no hesitation In every punch a punctuation But hear me out through the haze came a light Family ties a kite in my flightless night Friends once foes now hold me tight Guiding me home setting wrongs to right School halls I walked back cap and gown From dropout to standing proud crowd around Life's lessons learned in wisdom I'm found Building dreams on grounds once drowned London's on fire and we the flames Rising from ruins rewriting our names From the darkness claimed our frames Art from the ashes we're not the same Now I stand a house to my name Foundations laid no longer in shame Loyal hearts surround no need for fame Mental health restored I'm in the game Yet life's not a straight line it's a series of waves Highs and lows in the echoes of the brave Still leader I am in the paths I pave Solving puzzles from the cradle to the grave Complex minds wordplay's the spine Metaphors in my march forward in time Every line a lifeline a design Of a mind refined from the grind to the prime London's on fire and we the flames Crafted from chaos life's no longer the same From the trials we claim our aims Art from the ashes in us it remains Through the fire with people within We paint the night with hopes so thin Yet thick with dreams once dim now gleam In the blaze of our tales forever we stream So here we stand at the edge of dawn The night's dark deeds we've finally outgrown Broken chains where freedom's sown In every crack of pavement once alone Shadows of past selves lurking near Whispering doubts breeding fear But every step forward we steer Past the echoes that no one else hears Unity in the struggle community we knit Bonds forged in fires where we once sat slit From fragments a mural bit by bit Life's not just to survive but to benefit Every friend a brushstroke in a larger scene Every triumph a color once unseen Together we're painting something serene A masterpiece where despair once had been London's still burning but now we're the light Guiding the lost through the plights of the night From our battles we've earned our sight Flames in the darkness burning ever so bright Mentorship roles now I embody the lead Sharing lessons sowing the seed Of hope in those who are in need Turning the tide defining the deed From fiery youth to a beacon mature Every struggle faced ensured That my past's not a chain but a tour Of lessons learned and endurance procured Now navigating life's complex maze With a calm heart through the challenging phase Remembering the streets' smoky haze That taught me the value of brighter days Challenges remain they never cease But now I face them with inner peace Every problem solved adds a piece To the puzzle of life a release London's still burning our spirit's the flame Carving our paths making our claim From the fire we rise no longer tame Masters of our art in life's vast frame Reflections on the journey insights catch Once a spark now a match Igniting souls doors we unlatch In a world that watches we're the batch Leaders of the new breaking the mold Stories of warmth in the cold Lives painted bold truths told In the art of living we hold Family tight friendship's embrace In each I find a sacred space Where once was a void now grace A life rebuilt at a victor's pace Ups and downs the rollercoaster's theme But atop the ride we redeem Our dreams that stream in the supreme Beam of our collective esteem London's still burning but now we're the light In the art of living we claim the night From shadows to the stars our flight We paint our future oh so bright Through the fire we've carved a path From chaos we craft our own epitaph In the flames we find our math Adding up to a journey a phoenix's bath