Shadow of Fire
The shadow produced by the ongoing fire was a mere enchantment of life and death intertwined in a loving embrace. What is life without death, and what is death without life? As one lives, the dead live in the afterlife. Seeing a fire signals the end of life within the current timeline while showing the birth of new life in the future. All we see is the destruction and reconstruction in the present. Being in the center, we see both sides. As the tears drop, they form a shadow before they hit the ground. Once they hit the ground, the shadow is a picture of life and death. If the fire's shadow is frightening, can it be seen as a shadow of HOPE? The warmth of the shadow can be felt through electromagnetic radiation. Is fire a valid symbol of death? Or is it the symbol of life and death intertwining in the loving eternal embrace of a couple blessed with the spirit of life and not of death? One cannot exist without the other as all forces come in pairs. Newton, were your law of mere physics, or was it a symbolic representation of unity in life? The apple was not symbolic as it was the sweetest fruit of knowledge. The shadow sees, and the shadows cool the heat, which warms the soul.
Copyright © Aaron Vialpando | Year Posted 2024
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