When will I be ready?

When will we be ready? Now or Never. Always

We are not ready to hear
What we are not ready to hear

We are not ready to see
What we are not ready to see 

Even when the train 
is now rumbling 
a few feet away

Even when the smoke 
from the first floor
is making it hard to see 
on the third 

What heartbreak 

When will I be be 
Ready 
Willing 
and Open?
 
Too See and Hear
Feel and Acknowledge
And Act 
Without doubt, fear or hesitation

As we turn toward the dark 
To hear what can not be heard
And speak what can not be said 

I can also make peace 
With the truth right in front of me
Hiding in plain sight

When will I be ready? 
When will we be ready? 
When? 

Now or never. 
Always.

———

Echos of  Kawelokū
Echos from The 5th to The 6th
From my teacher’s teacher and now on to you . . .