Lifes ripple in the water:

I looked into the water,
And seen your face.
Distorted it may be,
But that's lifes true fate.

To show us only pieces.
So we may choose our own.
As the flame flickers,
But is snuffed by the cold.

Our destiny may waver.
In every which direction.
As I do see,
In this here reflection.

A tide,
a ripple in the water.
As does life,
Can fade and falter.