Quandry

When a wave
Lays on the sand,
Does the sand experience
The wave
Grain by grain,
Or as a whole dune?

Does the wave
Exhale upon the sand
Droplet by droplet,
Or as a unified body,
Dynamic and varied,
Crashing and retreating,
As one?

This quandry I must pursue,
For I am sand and sea,
And must know
Whether to divide myself into my
Elements,
Or remain an indistinguishable
Whole.