I walked across the street today.
My feet hurt.
I don't know why.
I thought hard today.
My head hurt.
I don't know why.
I wrote desperately today.
My hand hurt.
I don't know why.
I breathed raggedly today.
My lungs hurt.
I don't know why.
I stared long today.
My eyes hurt.
I don't know why.
I tapped rhythmically today.
My fingers hurt.
I don't know why .
I smiled wide today.
My mouth hurt.
I don't know why.
I tried to remember what things felt like when the body didn't matter,
When all it was so fickle and useless, rubbery and contained.
I tried to remember how very much and very little felt against my skin,
When thing