How I wish I was like the water, Flowing so freely with every drop Let my every emotion wonder, No need to start, nor even stop How I wish I was like the fire, Burning with every flame up Leaving a trace of hot desire As a Phoenix raises its' wings up How I wish I was like the earth, Raising each flower from the ground Seeing the beauty of death and birth And then returning to the ground How I wish I was like the wind, Hearing each whisper, sound and thought A lonesome and wandering little wind, Shattering all that has been sought Oh, how I wish I was where you are, Not separated by empty space, so far It seems like we're galaxies apart, But we find hope within our heart And how I wish I was all of the above, So I can come below and yet forget, The beauty of angels which come down like a dove And demons who love with no regret.Anonymous
About This Quote
In this quote, the poet writes that he wishes that he was like the water, flowing freely with every drop. He realizes that he is more like a person who is constantly changing, and that every emotion is constantly changing him. He also realizes that he is more like a person who is constantly burning, and that he has no need to start and stop. He realizes that he is like a Phoenix and the fiery wings of a Phoenix make him rise up and fly high above the land and rest in the sky.
He realizes that he is more like an earth which raises each flower from the ground and takes care of them until they die. He also knows that he is more like a wind which hears each whisper or word or sound and then flies through the spaces of the air. The wind blows back and forth through time and space, blowing where it pleases.
It seems to him that what separates him from his love rests on empty space so far away, but he knows it doesn't truly exist at all. He knows there is hope within his heart and how he wishes he was all of these things: water, fire, earth and wind so that they can come down to him and yet remember him as one of them, so they can hear his voice and hear his thoughts.
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