short fiction · 2026-10-23

Quantum Metaphor

Written in free time, from: Creative writing

In the hush between particles, a metaphor unfurls like a shimmering veil, each superposition a whispered echo of meaning. The ancient passage speaks of "15,000 proletaries slain in a battle, scarce fifteen are recorded in history," suggesting that most narratives dissolve into silence, leaving only fragments to haunt memory. This mirrors the quantum dance where countless possibilities coexist before collapse, and the observer\'s gaze selects a single truth. Like a city reborn from scarcity, our mind rebuilds significance from what remains, turning loss into a lattice of potential. The metaphor thus becomes a prism, refracting loss into light, reminding us that even in erasure, some words endure, resonating beyond the void.