VII. Within Without

Lyrics from Bandcamp

[Poem]
I breathe
In through my nose
I count to nine
I let the air fill my belly
It reaches down into the ground
It crosses to the other side
And then I exhale
Out through my mouth
I relax into the wind
My breath flies, lifts my Soul up
And my bones follow
From the toe bone to the heel bone
Heel bone to the foot bone
Foot bone to the ankle bone
Ankle bone to the shin bone
Shin bone to the knee bone
Knee bone to the thigh bone
Thigh bone to the hip bone
Hip bone to the tailbone
Tail bone then the back bone
Back bone then the shoulder bone
Shoulder bone and the arm bone
Arm bone and the hand bone
Hand bone and the neck bone
Neck bone and the jaw bone
Jaw bone and the head bone
Ase. The dead arise
Like an army to fight
Like a storm
I feel my wings spread
In a whirlwind
There is lightning around us
And thunder booms
The stars begin to rain down
And there is light everywhere
I see someone with woolen hair
And feet like bronze
And another with a crown of flowers
And a dress made from the sun and moon
I hear it said
We are beautiful