Our Bodies

The blood that’s coursing through our veins
We see in random drops,
But most of it flows on its paths
Until the day it stops.

The neurons firing in our brains
Send information on,
Accomplishing their duties
‘Til the moment we are gone.

The muscles that each bone sustains
Enable us to move,
Though as we age, they slow things down,
With nothing left to prove.

The organs, set in their domains,
Perform without a pause.
They pump and filter, that despite
The damage that we cause.

Our bodies work through stress and strains
Without our even knowing
And when we die we never pay
The debt to them we’re owing.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Allison Avatar
May 16, 2017 at 6:51 AM
Many of us take our health for granted Ilene - its not until something goes wrong do we truly realise what a gift we have:-) hugs Jan xx
Bauer Avatar
May 16, 2017 at 4:29 PM
thank you, jan, for both comments! i treasure your support...
Green Avatar
May 16, 2017 at 6:21 AM
Ilene, you are by far one of the best rhyming poets on this site. Your poems always have a melody to them that makes reading easy and smooth. You are incredible my friend.
Bauer Avatar
May 16, 2017 at 4:28 PM
chris - coming from you (whose work i think is wonderful!) that is a high compliment, indeed. thank you so much...
Allison Avatar
May 16, 2017 at 6:50 AM
I agree 100% Chris Ilene is a wonderful poet and I always try and look out for her latest works:-) hugs Jan xx
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