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<\/span><\/div>I AM BLOOD AND BONES, AND SKIN
\nI HAVE MUSCLES, NERVES, AND A HEART,
\nI AM ORGANS, FLUIDS, LUNGS, AND TISSUE
\nI HAVE THIS BODY, AND IT\u2019S ME<\/p>\n
I WAS BORN IN A HOSPITAL
\nAN EVENING IN MAY<\/p>\n
IT WAS THE CHINESE YEAR OF THE RAT, in element water<\/p>\n
DEEP WITHIN ME IT FLOWS AND PUMPS AND SHUDDERS,
\nFOR YEARS MY HEART HAS BEEN BEATING HER WAY
\nTHROUGH ROWS OF DAYS AND NIGHTS,
\nAND SLEEP CARRIED ME ALL ALONG,
\nWHILE UNCONSCIOUS HANDS STAY<\/p>\n
I AM NO MORE THAN THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF,
\nBUT MY BODY IS EXISTENTING FLESH IN WORLDLY SPACE<\/p>\n
SUNLIGHT TOUCHED MY SKIN FOR MANY SUMMERS,
\nTREMBLING RED BEHIND CLOSED EYES<\/p>\n
GETTING THE HANG OF MOVING, BY JUMPING
\nAND RESTING IN KEEP LYING STILL,
\nAND LEARN TO RUN HARD, WITH WILD PUMPING BREATHING
\nTHE FEELING OF SWEAT DRYING COLD IN THE WIND<\/p>\n
AS A KID, THE FALLING, AND ENDLESS ENDEAVOURS
\nTHE CARESSING OF CHICKENS, DOGS, HORSES AND TREES
\nDARK EYES OF RABBITS WHILE TELLING THEM STORIES
\nTHE STRONG FORCE OF THE GOAT AND GUARDING GEESE<\/p>\n
FEVERISH DREAMS, BATTLES AND LONGINGS,
\nTAKING CARE OF THE BODY, AND BEING TAKEN CARE OFF
\nFEELING SAFE AND SECURE, AND SEARCHING OUT DANGER,
\nTHE WASHING, THE CLOTHING, AND TAKING THEM OFF<\/p>\n
SWIM ACROSS WATERS AND GREEN WORLDS, AND FLOATING,
\nLISTENING TO THE IN, AND OUT AGAIN
\nFEEL HOW TENSION COLLECTS AND DISCHARGES
\nTHE FLOWING OF ENERGY AND LOOSING IT WHEN<\/p>\n
THE FEELING OF EVENING AND WINDS OVER FIELDINGS
\nREFLECTIONS IN WINDOWS OF HIGH LIGHTED GYMS,
\nSPORTING AND PLAYING WHILE OUTSIDE THE FLOODING
\nOF LIGHTS LIGHTNING CROSSLINES AND DRAWING A MAP
\nTHE PUSHING OFF, BENDING, TILTING, AND TURNING
\nTRUSTING THE BODY IN CLOSING THE GAP<\/p>\n
PRACTICING BALANCE AND CO\u00d6RDINATION
\nTHE STEERING LINE BETWEEN EYE, HEAD AND HAND,
\nSKETCHING THE BODY IN BLACK SHAPES AND SHADOWS
\nTHE ENDLESS ERASING TO EQUAL WHAT\u2019S MEANT<\/p>\n
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FULL GROWN BODY,
\nMEASURING UP TO THE RESTLESS MIND
\nMEETING BROAD DAYLIGHT AFTER CANDLELIT PLACES
\nAND DAZZLING ROTATIONS GOING ON INSIDE<\/p>\n
THE SMOKING AND DRINKING AND THE EFFORT TO QUIT
\nGETTING WOUNDED, AND SICK, AND SECURE AGAIN
\nTHE SIGHING, AND SCREAMING AND ENDLESS SOFT WHISPERS,
\nAND LISTEN TO THE BODY NOW AND THEN<\/p>\n
STUMBLING, AVOIDING, CONNECTING AND PLAYING
\nHOW TO TAPDANCE THE FUTURE AND STEPSTONE THE PAST
\nLEARNING THE RHYTHM OF MOVING FROM FORWARD
\nAND INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AND HEADING BACK FAST<\/p>\n
BEING SOME-BODY AMONGST ALL THE OTHERS
\nBEING NATURE, BEING PART AND BE THERE
\nTHE MEANINGS OF NEVER AND WHAT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT
\nHOW THE LIVING CAN DIE AND DO NOT COME BACK<\/p>\n
FEELING A HEART STOP BEATING<\/p>\n
THE LESSONS OF LOVE AND HOW MIND OVER BODY
\nAND HEAD OVER HEELS AND THE WISDOM OF FAITH
\nHOW THE BODY KNOWS WHAT THE SOUL IS BEEN UP TO,
\nOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING INSTEAD<\/p>\n
THE BODY IS GIVING, AND TAKING, AND SHOWING,
\nAND INNOCENT TO ALL THE MIND INVENTS,
\nTHE BODY CONNECTS ME, AND CREATES MY EXISTENCE,
\nIN FEAR AND ATTRACTION, AND HOLDING HANDS<\/p>\n
CONTEMPLATING THE BODY AND SO MANY OTHERS,
\nSOMETIMES THE PHYSICAL JUST KICKS IN,
\nAND IS TAKING DECISIONS IN DARING AND CHOOSING,
\nNOT BASED ON THE OUTSIDE BUT FROM WITHIN<\/p>\n
BODIES REMEMBER, THEY DON\u2019T FORGET EASY,
\nWHATEVER IT TAKES, THEY \u2018LL BRING US BACK THERE
\nBACK TO REMAINING, BACK TO MAINTAINING
\nBACK TO EACHOTHER, AND EVERY WHERE<\/p>\n
KNOWING THE PRECIOUS AND HOW TO BEHOLD
\nTHEY CAN REACH FOR THE OTHER
\nWITH TIME SLOWLY GROWING
\nTHE SKINDEEP IMPRINT OF MIND OVER GOLD<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
I AM BLOOD AND BONES, AND SKIN
\nI HAVE MUSCLES, NERVES, AND A HEART,
\nI AM ORGANS, FLUIDS, LUNGS, AND TISSUE
\nI HAVE THIS BODY, AND IT\u2019S ME<\/p>\n
I WAS BORN IN A HOSPITAL
\nAN EVENING IN MAY<\/p>\n
IT WAS THE CHINESE YEAR OF THE RAT, in element water<\/p>\n
DEEP WITHIN ME IT FLOWS AND PUMPS AND SHUDDERS,
\nFOR YEARS MY HEART HAS BEEN BEATING HER WAY
\nTHROUGH ROWS OF DAYS AND NIGHTS,
\nAND SLEEP CARRIED ME ALL ALONG,
\nWHILE UNCONSCIOUS HANDS STAY<\/p>\n
I AM NO MORE THAN THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF,
\nBUT MY BODY IS EXISTENTING FLESH IN WORLDLY SPACE<\/p>\n
SUNLIGHT TOUCHED MY SKIN FOR MANY SUMMERS,
\nTREMBLING RED BEHIND CLOSED EYES<\/p>\n
GETTING THE HANG OF MOVING, BY JUMPING
\nAND RESTING IN KEEP LYING STILL,
\nAND LEARN TO RUN HARD, WITH WILD PUMPING BREATHING
\nTHE FEELING OF SWEAT DRYING COLD IN THE WIND<\/p>\n
AS A KID, THE FALLING, AND ENDLESS ENDEAVOURS
\nTHE CARESSING OF CHICKENS, DOGS, HORSES AND TREES
\nDARK EYES OF RABBITS WHILE TELLING THEM STORIES
\nTHE STRONG FORCE OF THE GOAT AND GUARDING GEESE<\/p>\n
FEVERISH DREAMS, BATTLES AND LONGINGS,
\nTAKING CARE OF THE BODY, AND BEING TAKEN CARE OFF
\nFEELING SAFE AND SECURE, AND SEARCHING OUT DANGER,
\nTHE WASHING, THE CLOTHING, AND TAKING THEM OFF<\/p>\n
SWIM ACROSS WATERS AND GREEN WORLDS, AND FLOATING,
\nLISTENING TO THE IN, AND OUT AGAIN
\nFEEL HOW TENSION COLLECTS AND DISCHARGES
\nTHE FLOWING OF ENERGY AND LOOSING IT WHEN<\/p>\n
THE FEELING OF EVENING AND WINDS OVER FIELDINGS
\nREFLECTIONS IN WINDOWS OF HIGH LIGHTED GYMS,
\nSPORTING AND PLAYING WHILE OUTSIDE THE FLOODING
\nOF LIGHTS LIGHTNING CROSSLINES AND DRAWING A MAP
\nTHE PUSHING OFF, BENDING, TILTING, AND TURNING
\nTRUSTING THE BODY IN CLOSING THE GAP<\/p>\n
PRACTICING BALANCE AND CO\u00d6RDINATION
\nTHE STEERING LINE BETWEEN EYE, HEAD AND HAND,
\nSKETCHING THE BODY IN BLACK SHAPES AND SHADOWS
\nTHE ENDLESS ERASING TO EQUAL WHAT\u2019S MEANT<\/p>\n
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FULL GROWN BODY,
\nMEASURING UP TO THE RESTLESS MIND
\nMEETING BROAD DAYLIGHT AFTER CANDLELIT PLACES
\nAND DAZZLING ROTATIONS GOING ON INSIDE<\/p>\n
THE SMOKING AND DRINKING AND THE EFFORT TO QUIT
\nGETTING WOUNDED, AND SICK, AND SECURE AGAIN
\nTHE SIGHING, AND SCREAMING AND ENDLESS SOFT WHISPERS,
\nAND LISTEN TO THE BODY NOW AND THEN<\/p>\n
STUMBLING, AVOIDING, CONNECTING AND PLAYING
\nHOW TO TAPDANCE THE FUTURE AND STEPSTONE THE PAST
\nLEARNING THE RHYTHM OF MOVING FROM FORWARD
\nAND INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AND HEADING BACK FAST<\/p>\n
BEING SOME-BODY AMONGST ALL THE OTHERS
\nBEING NATURE, BEING PART AND BE THERE
\nTHE MEANINGS OF NEVER AND WHAT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT
\nHOW THE LIVING CAN DIE AND DO NOT COME BACK<\/p>\n
FEELING A HEART STOP BEATING<\/p>\n
THE LESSONS OF LOVE AND HOW MIND OVER BODY
\nAND HEAD OVER HEELS AND THE WISDOM OF FAITH
\nHOW THE BODY KNOWS WHAT THE SOUL IS BEEN UP TO,
\nOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING INSTEAD<\/p>\n
THE BODY IS GIVING, AND TAKING, AND SHOWING,
\nAND INNOCENT TO ALL THE MIND INVENTS,
\nTHE BODY CONNECTS ME, AND CREATES MY EXISTENCE,
\nIN FEAR AND ATTRACTION, AND HOLDING HANDS<\/p>\n
CONTEMPLATING THE BODY AND SO MANY OTHERS,
\nSOMETIMES THE PHYSICAL JUST KICKS IN,
\nAND IS TAKING DECISIONS IN DARING AND CHOOSING,
\nNOT BASED ON THE OUTSIDE BUT FROM WITHIN<\/p>\n
BODIES REMEMBER, THEY DON\u2019T FORGET EASY,
\nWHATEVER IT TAKES, THEY \u2018LL BRING US BACK THERE
\nBACK TO REMAINING, BACK TO MAINTAINING
\nBACK TO EACHOTHER, AND EVERY WHERE<\/p>\n
KNOWING THE PRECIOUS AND HOW TO BEHOLD
\nTHEY CAN REACH FOR THE OTHER
\nWITH TIME SLOWLY GROWING
\nTHE SKINDEEP IMPRINT OF MIND OVER GOLD<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3353","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n