Mission Unknown

It’s been many years
since I’ve had this sense
of being involved
in a conspiracy so deeply secret
that I,
and other key participants,
would know nothing about it
until the moment of action
arrives.

Again,
it lingers around the edges,
bumps against the hull
with every hypnogogic wave
until a readiness to hear
begins to form.

Even then,
the plan remains
a mystery.

Only the requisite skills
are revealed,
the training curriculum outlined,
expected completion dates
settled and clarified.

Then
the bumping at night
from under the sea
just past the cabin walls
subsides
as the long silent marathon
begins in earnest
topside.

We will be told
all we need to know
when we need to know it.

We will
be ready.