Puddles.

Funny how one little action can send your whole life into a tailspin.

it's like dropping a stone into water, the ripples start small but get bigger and bigger, until i'm drowning in them.

Under the water it's harder to see mistakes clearly, harder to breathe, inhale the aftermath of what i started, inadvertently yes, but nonetheless started.

My eyes are blurry with water from the waves or what might be tears.

Maybe i'm a bad person. You don't need me. I guess i'll go my own way.

I could go ahead and blame myself and wallow in self pity.

but it really seems more intelligent to apologize and walk away.

Just another walk through a puddle. Ripples start up, get bigger, but eventually fade away.

And then, its as if they were never there at all.

I thought you were worth drowning for.

But i'm going to go ahead and pull myself up, dry off, keep on walking, and keep on living my life.

You don't need me, I don't need you.