With Life

The fire rained around me,

While I danced.

The heat persisted,

And so did the dance.

I accepted the fire,

And smiled anyways.

The energy from the each element rose,

So did my spirit.

The yin and yang,

This human existence.

Focused on the beauty of elongated lines,

Not the embers.

I clapped and pranced around each blaze,

I just kept moving.

Not in fear,

But with life.

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