The shadow of water

I want to leave a shadow in your life. A shadow like the one water makes when light passes through it.

Water bends the light rays passing through it, casting shadows of itself onto whatever is in the way.

I want to be the water that casts the shadows in our path, when you pass through my life.

It's called ‘caustics’. The shadow of water is called caustics. Caustics is also referred to substances that are caustic. Caustic originates from a greek word ‘kaiein’ which means ‘to burn’.

Perhaps when I say, I want to be like the shadow that water casts, I also mean I burn in your memory. I burn. You may remember me, when someone chuckles at unfunny jokes or when you see a loon run around the park dancing to the music in her head, or maybe not at all. I, my love, will always remember you. I will burn in your memory. It is the fate of every romantic.

It is our fate to burn when all we leave behind are faint shadows if someone passes through our life.

If you made it this far, I wish to tell you this. It's okay to burn. It's okay that all we are, are shadows to others. The fire that is alive in us is what makes us feel so deeply and that is beautiful. At this point I'd like to quote another splendid fella, “Your hand is cold, mine is as hot as fire”.

It was everything I hoped it would be and more.