Ripples

Just when you begin to see,

Toss a pebble in and it ripples out.

What was once clear about your destiny,

Is now clouded over by energy

Kinetic, no longer able to rest in the aesthetics 

Of order. Battles to be fought you thought would be shorter,

But they’re longer, with foes more pernicious and stronger.

You experience dishonor more times than you can count,

Neglecting that it builds the fruit of humility.

Not knowing you were once watching your destiny,

But now you’re in the water.