The Eye Looks

The eye looks

The ear waits

The hand gropes

The heart yearns

The body thrashes

about the turning wheel,

which turns in TIME.

Head-Neck-Thorax-Limbs-Abdomen-Reproductiveorgans-Pelvis-Veins-

Nervoussystems-Mind-Mentalformations-Volition-Memory-Perceptions-

Thoughts-Awareness-Feelings-Desires-Consciousness

Breakdown-Dissolve-Expire-Crackunderpressure-Atomise-Losecoherence-

Liquify-Scatterlikeseedsonthewind-Thaw-Dissipate-Fadeout on the outgoing breath

Is the eye empty yet?

Skull! cerebral hemispheres! limbic system! basal ganglia! olfactory

nerve! eyeball! sinuses! teeth! tongue! ear! vertebral

column! brainstem! thyroid! coccyx! spinal cord!

sternum! trachea! the pleura! aortic valve!

pulmonary vein! axilla! radius!

metacarpal bones! oesophagus!

stomach! colon! liver! renal

pyramids! ureters! urine! patellar ligament!

femur! sciatic nerve! metatarsals! lymph nodes! arteries!

skeletal muscle! motor nerve endings! hair! nails! blood! skin!

Wait! I still haven't explained what the body is.