The Task at Hand

If you think you are being clever,
you have just been found out.
If you think you are safe from calamity,
it's about to happen to you.
If you think you will have more time,
time just ran out.
If you think it can't get worse,
it can and will if you do nothing about it.
If you think that you are unknown,
you've been mapped and explored.
If you think that your secret is hidden,
someone has it in their hands right now.
If you think you heart is beyond reach,
someone has already set the snare that will capture it.
If you think your name has been cleared,
someone is still talking behind your back.
If you think you cannot be moved,
the ground is about to be pulled out from beneath you.
If you think you are alone,
someone who loves you is thinking about you right now.

If you think you know what matters,
you are about to be given a dose of perspective.

there is a flatline between every heartbeat.

Don McGonigal
February 2004