Human Body

I stand still… and I look at myself, In the mirror, quiet and calm, My hair, my head… my face looking back, Breathing slowly, where I am My ears hear the silence, My eyes gently see, My nose, my nostrils… the air flowing in me, My mouth, my lips, my tongue, my teeth, My cheeks and my chin… soft beneath A beard, a mustache, the shape of my face, My throat and my neck… holding this space My shoulders release, My arms feel light, My elbows, my wrists… moving with ease, My hands, my fingers, each nail I see, A fist that opens… quietly My back, my spine… strong and long, My chest rising… with each breath drawn My stomach, my abdomen… soft and deep, My hips, my groin… where I keep My balance, my center, my inner ground, My buttocks resting… stable and sound My legs support me, My knees gently bend, My ankles, my feet… connect to the ground, My toes relax… at the end Inside, I feel what I cannot see, My brain awake… quietly My heart beats slow… steady and true, My lungs expand… bringing life through My liver, my kidneys… working inside, My bowels moving… nothing to hide My bones hold me, My muscles respond, My nerves carry signals… all along My blood flows softly, Through arteries and veins, A silent river… within my frame I stand here… whole and aware, From head to toe… I am there Breathing slowly… calm and free, At home… inside of me