Are You The Ash Or The Fire?

The fire burns hot Deceived by the chemical eruptions inside its heart Unaware of the impending doom The fire is mesmerised by the intensity of its flames Oblivious to the approaching darkness The fire counts time as its friend Mistaken by the illusion of its immortality The fire is ready to stand naked among the gods Ignorant to the fragility of its flames The fire is totally consumed by its pride The ash is fast to embrace humility Settling down to a life of immortality The ash is veiled in a white royal garment As it takes its rightful position among the gods The ash is ready to be scattered by the blowing wind To nurse and nourish the earth In a cycle of renewal and reincarnations The ash is forever kissed by the lips of time