Rich Murphy

R i c h   M u r p h y

Body Knowledge

The body has a mind

the way a shopping cart

with a wheel stuck wants

to move right or left

for someone else.

The feet understand

what toes they wish to oppose.

The shoulders know

with which arms to align.

Torsos intuit their match

and whether in a room

to burst into light. However,

two bodies don’t need to meet

if one brain in a head

does not wish them to

where even the fingertips

see the likenesses and love.

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