Embers in the Ashes

 Attachment is the root of all suffering, they say
I suppose it depends on which side of the attachment you are on..
Parasites are to be despised

Some walk away with a belly full of soul and act righteous on their way

Some will even nurture their prey like a farmer fattening a goose for the fois..

So cunning

There is a reason that fire is so archetypal

It so thoroughly destroys

But when the fire is done and one is left to clean up the ashes, be careful of the embers..

There are always little bits, tiny sparks left behind

Hungrily and eagerly they await the opportunity to feed again

One must wait for some time

...the hotter the fire, the longer the wait..  ...   ...

To shift through the ashes

The ashes of the consumed guard the embers, 

the surviving spark

Some loves are like fire

They burn brightly and have utility... even in their departure 

The embers in the ashes are like seeds to be planted in fertile ground..

..Before they go out