Mind Body Connection

It can be easy to forget
our minds are bound to earth
confined to our blood and bone

but when struck ill

we are brought, crashing

to the present moment

our bodies, without a thought

deploy countermeasures

those shivers

are the sudden rush

of our defenses

I am grateful

for that chill

those shakes, the chattering teeth

I am brought back to my body

solidified in my flesh

I am myself I had forgotten

sickness an irritant

but in the convalescence

am I reminded

of my wonderous fragility