#fireandice
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
I say the world will end in a rush.
The moment you vanish in dash.
May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018 at 11:12 AM UTC
We fight, unfairly
saying that we care
tearing at our souls
emotions, everywhere
Elemental arguments
shouting, in despair
pulling out, all the stops
aren't we, the lovely pair
What we would do
what we have done
amounts, to suicide
lips, upon the gun
We're hot, we're cold
no middle ground
years go by, unsated
what goes, comes round
it seems, that we are fated
Fire and ice opposed
at least, so it would seem
fire loves the cold
and ice, has fire dreams
Aug 3, 2017
Aug 3, 2017 at 8:58 AM UTC
To be
a husband, or a wife,
a friend
a sister, a brother
a mother, a father
an aunt, an uncle
a grandmother, or a grandfather,
one has to be a stronghold...an indestructible wall
amidst storms and droughts, never to fall
be thought of as Fire and Ice:
be the Fire, the steady flow of heat on icy, or wintry nights
the wood crackling, to fuel the flames dying...
a burning spur for the mind, when nothing comes out of the well
fire to boost the wilting spirit..bringing in newborn courage...
the warmth from hands that would hold... heal and save
to fight for those near you...even the ones farthest from you
be the Ice that never melts, right in the middle of the fire
to gently freeze anger...hostility...madness
neutralize the fiery air, to balance the atmosphere
to be a cooler head, among violent minds
make glaring eyes and deaf ears, receptive to reason
from red-orange...be an icy blue...
"Are you a shrink?"
i was asked once...
the thought lingered for a while...
Why, maybe...yes!
i've got no license, though
all i have are experiences,
a drop of wisdom...here and there
from times, when i failed
to notice what i was wearing
even the weather prevailing
because i was swimming
floating,
coping
with troubled, murky waters...
As heads of our families
Fire and Ice, we have to be...
Sally
Copyright September 6, 2015
Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
Sep 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 at 8:57 AM UTC