For Seeing, In the Mirror

Skin

The tactile interface for connection

For brushing by a fly unfelt

For ice to sear on hands and melt

For blushing by a look unread

For sun to speckle brown or red

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For containing in a membrane: Muscle

The motor for living movement

For the propulsion of boots

For the contraction of length

For grasping straws and tools

For appearing power and strength

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For connection to: Bone

The iron of the body

For the bending at the spine

For the rigid in doing-limbs

For the cracking in violence

For the setting of structural tines

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For restraining in a cradle: Brain

The origin of the soul

For concocting the chemicals of caring

For the translation of photons in air

For creating the knowledge of living

For the purpose in Earth already there

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For seeing, in the mirror:

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