1234.

the ineveitable
occurs
and we are here alone
cold
scared.
we are blind
and we are mute and
we are disgusted with
ourselves.
are we ready
to move forward
onwward, ahead
towards the best thing
we'll ever know?
outside the window
is what we call
a terrified world,
a world
in which we
belong.
we tire each other
out
because we are pulled
and stretched to
our limits-
never given relief.
are we ready
to open
our eyes to see,
to open
our mouths to talk
to our fellow
human beings
and
are we willing
to seek the truth
and speak the news?
we are taffy
stuck between
our children's teeth
we are wire wrapped around
our own hearts.
we are ready to be
fine
we are ready to be
okay
we are ready to be
here,
but
are we ready
to let Him
in,
and are we ready
to truly
live?