For his longtime girlfriend Carla Abellana’s 32nd birthday last June 12, Tom Rodriguez decided to give her a more creative and unique gift in a form of a poem describing her beauty inside and out. Tom posted the poem on his Instagram account accompanied by a photo of Carla dressed as the X-Men character Phoenix by celebrity photographer Jay Tablante.
He wrote:
Happy Birthday, @carlaangeline !!!
I am so proud of your strength and your resilience...thank you for inspiring me daily! I love you more than I'll ever know to express, though never for lack of trying :):):) *photo credits @therealjaytablante *poem by yours truly
PHOENIX RISING
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oh how naive was I
believing it defined
that your beauty was all gilding
though brilliantly designed
now my lenses refine
to see you recombine
true beauty is in rebuilding
so rise, my phoenix, rise!