Everything is waiting for you written and read by david whyte listen after derek mahon your great mistake is to act the drama as if you were alone as if life were a progressive and cunning crime with no witness to the tiny hidden transgressions to feel abandoned is to deny the intimacy of your surroundings surely even you at times have felt the grand array the swelling presence and . David whyte reads his poem over bob lyons steelpan version of philip glass glassworks opening everything is waiting for you your great mistake is to ac. Everything is waiting for you david whyte from everything is waiting for you listen print 57050 reads seed questions for reflection how do you relate to the notion that feeling alone while in our drama is a great mistake can you share a personal experience where you felt the intimacy of your surroundings in a grand way what helps you put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into