Messy and Marvelous
Depending on whose observing
plus the perspective, weather and timing.
Whose observed, subjectively
and by whom, where or what?
It is necessarily messy from any angle;
from birthing to dying
- and all that’s inbetween.
Being in a body to begin with
involves all those fluids running about
- a leak-prone drainage setup with filters,
stop check clog-points like liver and lymph glands
input and output,
at all stages and levels of density
and liquidity, from flowing tears
to sludgy marrow, cartilage even.
And forget not, the saggy skin;
a porous yet watertight, super-smart
wonder-envelope, coat, uniform;
the ultimate dress-code for our species
better than any man-made material
that interfaces between inner and outer, high-couture’d to precision fit.
And, by gum, whatabout
the wiring on its own!
Estimated 37 miles long per person at least,
not counting the more esoteric bits;
the text-messaging, fast-track
communication networks
akin to that of mycorrhizal rooting
of the beloved, sapient trees;
so holistically oriented,
generously interactive, constantly updating and registering the stats:
physiological homeostasis,from periphery to source,
besides any signs of risk to well-being, internal or ex.
A kindof entrenched Homeguard!
Systems within systems,
globally connected to the Whole
with feedback loops, supply lines,
logistics, able to record and stash stuff in the sub-cellars, to archive.
Plus exterior antennae to monitor 24/7.
A militaristic microcosm, embodied!
Or for that matter, a shop, city, business, nation, an ecosystem
as organically alive and mobile as any individual body -
for ever upgrading, adapting, maintaining, down-sizing, recycling as needs,
ad inf.
Marvelous, to say the least!
June