Ripples

Words drop like stones,

Sending ripples in the water,

A continuous reflection of each other,

Bounding surrounding,

Bouncing and reinforcing,

The stillness around us.

And yet the truth hangs between us,

As bright as a star…

It's silence so loud,

It defines us.

And in that moment…

We embrace,

Allowing the moment to be -

To be defined,

And not maligned.

We hold each other,

And as the ripples hit us,

We smile and accept -

Accept what we cannot change,

And what must be.