another rough poem (with help from crits from Scott) -

Exalt, and forget.

Exalt, I tell my body;
I arch my back to the ceiling,
open my mouth to the rain
of a stormy sky
in my mind's eye.

Forget.
Fire, ignite in my legs and hips,
in my nerves.
Burn, and cleanse -
exalt.

Breathe, I tell my body;
Stretch the skin,
flex and relax into the pain.
Let it go.
Let it go,
and forget.

Elongate, I tell a wet, bony chain -
my spine.
Tip my face back
to a dusty ceiling
and imaginary rain.
Free my body,
and exalt.

Free my breath, I tell my lungs,
and they glow, like embers.
Ground through my feet,
I tell my nerves,
electric.

I feel my heart beat.
I open my eyes to clouds,
and forget.

Exalt.