Of Fish and Birds
By Keith Kareem Williams
Last night, I read a tweet from @FreakyFact that read as follows:
"If a bird falls in love with a fish, where would they live? Who gets the fins and who loses wings? It’s an irony. That's how cruel but poetic love can be."
When I read this, I immediately saw the truth in it and it inspired me to write this.
Birds fall in love with birds all the time and what's more natural than a fish loving another fish? It's the same with humans. That's just a way to say that we are usually drawn to what we know, understand and are used to, metaphorically speaking. "Birds of a feather" etc. etc…What's more common and normal than that? However, every now and then, a bird and a fish do fall in love but sadly, that affair hangs dangerously close to tragedy.
The bird is used to soaring, always seeking higher heights. Its eyes are hardly ever on the ground and it finds comfort in the clouds. If it could, it would scorch its wings against the surface of the sun. in fact, the bird's whole goal is to escape the ground as often as it can. You can hear its voice in the sky mixing with the wind.
The fish is different. It doesn't make any sound and instead of the heights, it seeks the deep. It swims and has seen things in the depths that most will never see. It moves constantly, even when it sleeps, moving its fins while it drifts. It's mellow and craves the soothing current to carry it away. It can't breathe air so it hardly breaks the surface of its oceans and seas. It's not interested in clouds or the sun. You might never see it unless you decided to hold your breath to swim. It only fears the bait on traps and avoids hooks.
It's rare but every now and then a fish jumps out of the water to take a glimpse at the sky. At the same time, a bird may look down at the water. For a brief moment they see each other and become lost. The bird wishes it could swim and the fish desires the sky. The problem is that they've been in their elements for so long that they realize the sacrifice that it required for them to be together. The tragedy comes into play when neither one decides to.
Should I swim or will you decide to fly? At least, we should try.
DANIELLE: "A bird may love a fish, but where will they live?"
LEONARDO DA VINCI: "Then I shall have to make you wings."
Me, I'm different…..I'll make YOU wings so you can fly if you promise to give me fins so I can swim.
By Keith Kareem Williams
Last night, I read a tweet from @FreakyFact that read as follows:
"If a bird falls in love with a fish, where would they live? Who gets the fins and who loses wings? It’s an irony. That's how cruel but poetic love can be."
When I read this, I immediately saw the truth in it and it inspired me to write this.
Birds fall in love with birds all the time and what's more natural than a fish loving another fish? It's the same with humans. That's just a way to say that we are usually drawn to what we know, understand and are used to, metaphorically speaking. "Birds of a feather" etc. etc…What's more common and normal than that? However, every now and then, a bird and a fish do fall in love but sadly, that affair hangs dangerously close to tragedy.
The bird is used to soaring, always seeking higher heights. Its eyes are hardly ever on the ground and it finds comfort in the clouds. If it could, it would scorch its wings against the surface of the sun. in fact, the bird's whole goal is to escape the ground as often as it can. You can hear its voice in the sky mixing with the wind.
The fish is different. It doesn't make any sound and instead of the heights, it seeks the deep. It swims and has seen things in the depths that most will never see. It moves constantly, even when it sleeps, moving its fins while it drifts. It's mellow and craves the soothing current to carry it away. It can't breathe air so it hardly breaks the surface of its oceans and seas. It's not interested in clouds or the sun. You might never see it unless you decided to hold your breath to swim. It only fears the bait on traps and avoids hooks.
It's rare but every now and then a fish jumps out of the water to take a glimpse at the sky. At the same time, a bird may look down at the water. For a brief moment they see each other and become lost. The bird wishes it could swim and the fish desires the sky. The problem is that they've been in their elements for so long that they realize the sacrifice that it required for them to be together. The tragedy comes into play when neither one decides to.
Should I swim or will you decide to fly? At least, we should try.
DANIELLE: "A bird may love a fish, but where will they live?"
LEONARDO DA VINCI: "Then I shall have to make you wings."
Me, I'm different…..I'll make YOU wings so you can fly if you promise to give me fins so I can swim.
OMG. That was so thought provken. Wow that makes me think real hard.
ReplyDeleteThanks Trice. I was in a real deep mood today.
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