《Bifang》
I stand on one leg in the flame
My feathers burn but never fade
Where I appear, the forests turn to ash
Where I dance, the cities are unmade
They call me omen, call me curse
But fire is neither good nor worse
It only is. It only burns.
And the world, in turns, returns.
Bifang, Bifang, bird of the blaze
I hop through the infernal haze
My beak is a torch, my wing a brand
I am the fire without a hand
Bifang, Bifang, watch me dance
I'll turn your tomorrow to yesterday's ash
If you see me, do not advance
I am the fire, I am the flash
A poet tried to write my song
He said,"Your beauty does the wrong"
I lit his page, I lit his quill
He learned that fire has no will
It only follows wind and fuel
I am the tool, not the cruel
But tell that to the ash and bone
I am the firebird, alone
Bifang, Bifang, bird of the blaze
I hop through the infernal haze
My beak is a torch, my wing a brand
I am the fire without a hand
Bifang, Bifang, watch me dance
I'll turn your tomorrow to yesterday's ash
If you see me, do not advance
I am the fire, I am the flash
One day the rains will come for me
And quench my single-legged flight
But until then, I'll burn the tree
And turn the darkness into light
Fire crane, fire crane
Bifang…
Burns again.
