ice and fire

Fire and ice in nature, two extremes,
Like life and death it seems.
If emotion could kill,
Then life would be still.

Being caught in ardent desire,
Is being in hell that's all fire.

Many a destruction is caused by
Emotion, love, fire and desire.

Ice can destroy just like fire,
What is life if there is no love and desire?

There is a lot of destructive power in ice,
Being cold and aloof drains life of any spice.

If I had my way for the world to end in fire or ice,
It seems that ice would be the compromise.