By Richard Mather
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.
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