deep pool

stop and stare
into the deep pool
the dark circle
of your humanity

see the fallibility
the weakness
the fear
the doubt

accept all this
embrace them
like a brother
gone wrong
like a sister
whose heart
turned to stone
like a father who
could not lead
and a mother
who fled

touch the surface
of the deep pool
the hidden feelings
of your heart

see the ripples
go out
on and on
in every direction

the reflection hovers
like an old film
but the stillness
holds your gaze
from looking deeper