in every bone

by Roberto Lavidez

in every bone

fiber and tendril

in standing

temptation of

those who hunger

to exchange

freedom for

the promise

of bread

in the energy of

shining beam

of particles

in pervasive

melancholy

and self-doubt

in the use of the

natural vacuum

of space

in advancing

all the forms

of human

understanding

in the cosmos

of whirling

stars overhead

in the black eyes

which seem

to sparkle with

hidden fire

in cooling of

the universe

after that

humongous

bang

in opposition

to the politics

of every

totalitarianism

in hundreds

of muscles

a zillion nerves

and blood vessels

in giving way

to tears of

mingled

exasperation

and anxiety

in our skin

our nutrition

our hormones

in the desire

to punish and

the apparent

need for 

being punished

in our intentions

our ideas

our emotions

in acting

alone

against the

flood tide

of revolution

in the descent

of the baby

down the

birth canal

turning

and twisting

to get

through

in the continued

struggle of

the Indians

ethnic minorities

and slave workers

in living with

the universe

in harmony

in waking

people

lulled into

apathy

in the

engineering

marvels of our

bodies

powered

in a dynamic

system

by electricity

electrolytes

and oxygen

in the lifeblood

of democracy

life

is to be

perceived

©robertolavidez2013