{"sf1_id":228353,"sf2_id":"AnKbRkVm","title":"Fire and Shadow","author":"Xiuh","words":180,"posted_at":"2011-03-07T05:15:00.000Z","tags":["Clean","Poetry"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/228353-fire-and-shadow","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/AnKbRkVm","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/ec/1a/ec1aaa2e-ea94-46c7-a03f-9e541622ddea","description":"#3 of Poetry","content":" **Fire and Shadow**\n\nThe Fire in your Heart\n\nOr the Shadow in your Soul,\n\nThe choice of which remains unknown.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nThose who believe in,\n\nBut can not see,\n\nThe mind is not a place,\n\nFor rationality.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nReality invades;\n\nFiction begins to unfold.\n\nThis life truly begins,\n\nThis pain is untold.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nFire in your Heart,\n\nWill take you deep,\n\nTo those places\n\nWhere you desparately want to be.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe Shadow in your Soul,\n\nWill let you hide,\n\nWhat may not seem important,\n\nBut what is also truly required.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe Fire in your Heart,\n\nOr the Shadow in your Soul.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nInclined to fight the other,\n\nBut neither will ever prevail.\n\nWill you let them battle?\n\nOr will you harmonize them?\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nA question of the ages,\n\nAnd one that does impair\n\nThe minds of the weak,\n\nAnd the hearts of the brave.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nFight for what you know,\n\nShow them both truth.\n\nBoth will help,\n\nIn the journey's to come.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nFire in your Heart,\n\nShadow in your Soul.\n\nOne and together,\n\nMay they last forever.\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Poetry","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/227300-what-am-i.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/228712-time-of-day.json"}}