03-04-2013, 11:49 PM
revision 2
The rumbling of soft self-awareness
trampolines inside my skull
expanding
spilling through my ears in waves of liquid air.
It washes me in cleansing smoke;
I feel my beauty again.
Whole: mind rejoined with body
apprehensive,
not alone.
I see the heavy, darkened cords
that tether me still.
But my steady, inward breath
picks out and captures
tiny glimmers of happiness
floating through sunlight
(inch by inch they creep
through my cluttered pores
and stopped up nerves;
they sink in,
dissolve
accumulated mess.)
I begin to radiate,
aglow with knowledge of me.
And my chains grow looser.
They begin to thin,
pulling away,
apart from the yesteryears
of writhing tears
and pained breath
haunted thoughts
and flashing wake-dreams
(materialized as reflections
in the mirror
the puddles
of full eyes).
I have jumped the gap;
now to remember
stay on this side.
revision 1
The rumbling of self-awareness
trampolines inside my skull,
expanding,
spilling out my ears in waves of liquid air.
It washes me in smoky essence;
I feel my beauty again.
I am whole: mind rejoined with body
which didn’t run off
this time.
I can see the heaviness
tethering me still.
But I breathe a steady, inward breath
and pick out, capture
tiny particles of happiness
floating through sunshine.
Inch by inch they creep through
my cluttered pores
and stopped up nerves;
as they sink in
and clear out the mess
I begin to radiate,
aglow with knowledge of me.
And my chains grow looser.
They begin to thin,
pulling away,
apart from the yesteryears
of writhing tears
and pained breath
haunted thoughts
and flashing wake-dreams
(materialized as reflections
in the mirror
the puddles
of full eyes).
I have jumped the gap;
now to remember
to stay on this side.
original
The rumbling of my self-awareness
trampolines on the inside of my expanding skull
spilling out my ears in waves of liquid air.
It washes me in its smoky essence;
I feel my beauty again.
I am whole: my mind has re-inhabited my body
and my body has not run off.
I can see
the heaviness that still tethers me,
but as my steady, inward breath
picks out and captures
the particles of happiness
floating through the sunshine,
I begin to radiate
a glowing knowledge of me,
and my chains grow longer.
They begin to thin,
pulling away,
apart from the yesteryears of writhing tears
and pained breath
of haunted thoughts
of flashing wake-dreams
(materialized as reflections
in the mirror
in the puddles
in my full eyes).
I have jumped the gap;
now to remember
to stay on this side.
The rumbling of soft self-awareness
trampolines inside my skull
expanding
spilling through my ears in waves of liquid air.
It washes me in cleansing smoke;
I feel my beauty again.
Whole: mind rejoined with body
apprehensive,
not alone.
I see the heavy, darkened cords
that tether me still.
But my steady, inward breath
picks out and captures
tiny glimmers of happiness
floating through sunlight
(inch by inch they creep
through my cluttered pores
and stopped up nerves;
they sink in,
dissolve
accumulated mess.)
I begin to radiate,
aglow with knowledge of me.
And my chains grow looser.
They begin to thin,
pulling away,
apart from the yesteryears
of writhing tears
and pained breath
haunted thoughts
and flashing wake-dreams
(materialized as reflections
in the mirror
the puddles
of full eyes).
I have jumped the gap;
now to remember
stay on this side.
revision 1
The rumbling of self-awareness
trampolines inside my skull,
expanding,
spilling out my ears in waves of liquid air.
It washes me in smoky essence;
I feel my beauty again.
I am whole: mind rejoined with body
which didn’t run off
this time.
I can see the heaviness
tethering me still.
But I breathe a steady, inward breath
and pick out, capture
tiny particles of happiness
floating through sunshine.
Inch by inch they creep through
my cluttered pores
and stopped up nerves;
as they sink in
and clear out the mess
I begin to radiate,
aglow with knowledge of me.
And my chains grow looser.
They begin to thin,
pulling away,
apart from the yesteryears
of writhing tears
and pained breath
haunted thoughts
and flashing wake-dreams
(materialized as reflections
in the mirror
the puddles
of full eyes).
I have jumped the gap;
now to remember
to stay on this side.
original
The rumbling of my self-awareness
trampolines on the inside of my expanding skull
spilling out my ears in waves of liquid air.
It washes me in its smoky essence;
I feel my beauty again.
I am whole: my mind has re-inhabited my body
and my body has not run off.
I can see
the heaviness that still tethers me,
but as my steady, inward breath
picks out and captures
the particles of happiness
floating through the sunshine,
I begin to radiate
a glowing knowledge of me,
and my chains grow longer.
They begin to thin,
pulling away,
apart from the yesteryears of writhing tears
and pained breath
of haunted thoughts
of flashing wake-dreams
(materialized as reflections
in the mirror
in the puddles
in my full eyes).
I have jumped the gap;
now to remember
to stay on this side.