Bodily Magic

I long to know my body’s magic:

Wound repair. The mystery of sleep.

The majesty of consciousness:

If such a thing can be constructed

From the building blocks of life,

What is not possible?

Dreams, the conversion

Of food into me.

The number of atoms

In my body,

The number of cells,

And the action

Of each.

I long for consciousness

Of my body’s magic,

As I move through

The world,

A swirling miracle.

by JD Del Rey