We Throw

A stone cannot be
thrown
into a river without the
rings
rippling from the centerpoint
the reference of the change
of surface broken
underneath now
another stone
settles

we are pebble gatherers, my friend
why do we fear so much
the breaking of the tension
on the surface of our souls?
let the stones collect and swell
in safety underneath
and then our banks may overflow
as rivers run to meet the sea.