Ripples

I stand, oblivious
In the pool of being
Casting ripples
I do not see

They spread
Interact with the ripples of others
Creating interference
Patterns of confusion

They rise to become waves
Washing over the lives of others
Sometimes pummeling them
Like breakers on the shore

I stand in the shallow waters
Creating ripples
I must learn to see
For even ripples
Become waves