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rainbow

a thundershower’s moisture fills the air
and synchronously smears the solar glare
each droplet twists sunlight, becomes a prism
a ranibow of refractive pointillism.
in pixellated images each dot
associates a color with its spot
to figure out the spatial mystery
our mind decodes each freckle’s history
but light can also propagate in waves
each point as separate origin behaves
a trillion lenses blend in synergy
in brilliance made of selfless energy.
each soul reflects, enlightens and is gone
yet transcendental meaning is passed on.

For centuries scientists have debated whether light is made of particles or waves.There is a metaphor here that reflects on us.

Particles have a distinct existence, and the behavior of light that reinforces the particle theory exhibits individualism, where the events that happen to each cause an effect.

Wave behavior, such as the refraction that makes a rainbow, is different. A rainbow is caused by the collective behavior of light waves passing through water droplets. 

We recognize, as individuals, we are part of the human species. But what do we mean by that?