Body of Light
To build your body of light,
begin with the feet.
Close your eyes, breathe deep,
then see with your eyes shut.
See first the left foot
then the right
filled with light, encased in light,
radiant, golden, blazing.
Both your feet become pure light.
Take your time. Go slowly
up through your body:
calves, knees, thighs, belly, hips,
turning them all into light,
seeing their light – how intense! –
dwelling in that light.
Now your waist, your chest,
shoulders, elbows, forearms, hands,
and back up to the neck.
See your neck become light, your throat
fill up with light. Bit by bit,
see every part of your body
filled with, surrounded by light.
Surround your head with light.
Let light fill your jaw,
your ears, your eyes, your brain –
gradually, until you see
your whole head pulse with light.
Now you are all light.
Sit awhile in the light,
as the light. Be light.
Eventually, let the light
gently fade
from your conscious vision,
first from your head,
then neck and shoulders,
arms and hands,
chest, belly and hips,
each leg, each foot....
Yet you hold within
the invisible light.
All day, all night
it fills you, shines from you
psychically now.
Though few may see, all will feel,
and you will feel
the steady glow of your inner light.
Written for Poets United's Midweek Motif ~ Light.