A/N: Written for the

Diversity Writing Challenge, a5 – under 50 words poem
The Types of Poetry Boot Camp, #006 – under 50 words poem
The Sinnoh League Challenge - general version, Verity Lakefront part 1.2 - write about something happening that the (a passive) character is not prepared for

On the Waves of the World

He was a pebble on the waves
of the world, but even he
had something that drew
him close, and something
he abhorred. He ran away
from the latter, and chased
the first, and in between
he drifted along
on the waves of the world.