An Ocean of Thoughts

Every word spoken
And the unspoken too
Every breath you've taken
Has caused a ripple or two.

Every little ripple
Spawned a little wave.
Everywhere I hid from it
Turned out an open cave.

Stop a start, before it'd end,
Don't raise a hurricane,
Don't provoke my mind to bend,
It's only going to hail more pain.

In vain, however arduous a toil,
In vain, all the same.
A temper that'd spoil,
And thoughts I cannot tame.

You're lurking on the banks now,
Come nigh and then, a li'l afar,
You play at the edge, just how!
What if you hurt and cause a scar?

Float about if you may, but slow
It has laid serene, so calm here.
You're only by yourself, but oh!
Don't row and make ripples. It brings fear.