You are the phoenix who has risen from the ashes to which you have been reduced. This time wiser, stronger, and more powerful in your own right. You are the fire looking for someone to warm....to enlighten, but never to burn. You are a bird in flight, that one can only see if they believe. You cry tears that heal wounded hearts, souls, and bodies. In your rising, you are conscious and aware of your own vulnerability, yet just as inquisitive and observant as you ever were. You are a little dark and very mysterious, but will never omit truth...and overlooks NOTHING. Contrary to the shallow minds of the world, you are alive, you exist, you are the phoenix, and you have risen again.
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Underwater sculpture honoring africans thrown overboard from the slave ships during the Middle Passage of the African Holocaust. This is located in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Grenada under water.Pass it along so more people will know about this wonderful work of art in honor of those who perished so tragically. Artist, Jason DeCaires Taylor
Underwater sculpture honoring africans thrown overboard from the slave ships during the Middle Passage of the African Holocaust. This is located in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Grenada under water.Pass it along so more people will know about this wonderful work of art in honor of those who perished so tragically. Artist, Jason DeCaires Taylor