your body is a microcosm -
the very world you sought,
all wrapped up in an atmosphere
of soul and conscious thought
and flowers bloom behind your ribs
from rivers in your veins
that flow up from a phantom limb
to clouds inside your brain
a fire blazes in your eyes
then catches on your tongue
and just in time to light the fuse
that leads down to your lungs
and lions pace inside your chest
all growling at the heat
and hummingbirds will beat their wings
around the lions' feet
your blood will boil in swirls of steam
like lava, spurt and splash
and set the very earth aflame
and coat your heart with ash
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