Epiphany [duo] | √

Turtles

I ventured out into the dusk
As the sun began to set
Across small pebbles that look like turtles
That were cold and slightly wet

I paused to gather one in my hands
And caress its smooth exterior
And in the ever cooling twilight
I felt small and inferior

Looking down into the water
The surface was light and cool
It showed the reflection of my face
In the effortless glass pool

I felt the ceasing pressure
As I rose to my full height
And watched as it went sailing
As the stone I threw took flight

It made a small plopping sound
Nearly silent in all the chatter
By all the racket of nearby creatures
That awoke in the midnight hour

With a smile upon my lips
I turned along my heel
Never do we remember purpose
Until our hearts are healed