The Body Is an Analogue / ᎠᏰᎸ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ

The body is an analogue of the self,
its layers are like the strata
in an ancient riverbed.
If you go deep enough,
you'll reach the fossils
of prehistory--
and many other lives.

ᎠᏰᎸ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ,
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ
ᎭᏫᏂ ᎯᎸᎯᏳᎢ ᎤᏪᏴ ᎥᎿᎢ.
ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎭᎦᏔᏎ ᏰᎵᏊ ᎭᏫᏂᎮ,
ᏂᎯ ᎪᏩtᎣᏎ ᏅᏱᎩᏔ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏗᏁ
ᎢᏅ-ᏧᏩᎫᏔᏅᏒ ᎥᎿᎢ--
ᎠᎴ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᏐᎢ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲᏗᏁ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.