Ready Still Ready

We have seen a single drop of sweat float weightless from our face to the ground below.

We have felt a beat pulsate into our forehead as we prepare.

We have heard our heart drum through our ears.

Ready.
Still.
Ready.

We have held the weight on our shoulders.

We have gripped the cold steel waiting for us.

Ready.
Still.
Ready.

We have tightened up and focused.

We have zeroed out the noise.

We have traveled into darkness.

We have been raptured into white.

We have seen God.

We move.

We keep going.

Ready.
Still.
Ready.