Like a fire

Like a fire it blazes
And in a whoosh, it dies..
A passion in us
Which lives and thrives..
It urges us not to stop,
Not to give up,
Not to mop...
Like a fire it shines,
And in whoosh it dies,
If we make it a bit dimmer
If we dont let it shimmer
If we stop the flow,
The shine and the glow
What remains?
But a shell..
A hollow, empty shell

Like a fire it should glitter
And like a butterfly it should flutter
For the passion are the wings
Which will help us to heaven
So let it thrive strong and mighty.
Let it blaze wild and crazy
Let it fly free and open
Like a fire...

- Jyotirmayee Namjoshi(JTM)