A wire coated in metal powder and oxidizer. Light it and chemistry becomes celebration — iron and aluminum burning bright, throwing sparks into the dark.
Sparklers are handheld fireworks. We write our names in light, knowing the letters fade before we finish. We wave them at weddings, birthdays, New Year's Eve — marking moments we want to remember.
Click to light. Move to wave. Watch it burn down. When it's gone, light another.
Every bright thing burns out.