Can Fire Swim?

A poetic koan and meditation...

Photo by Mandy Beerley on Unsplash

CAN FIRE SWIM?

Can fire swim
or does it,
like us,
flounder in the deep?
Crushed in the 
dark depths,
devoid of breath,
wishing for the
safety of the surface
and the surety of stone
beneath it's flailing feet.