seeking more than this shell

staring down at fingers i recognize
but somehow they do not
belong to me really

i think about all the things
i have touched with those fingers

then remind myself
that it is nothing
compared to what i have absorbed 

within my soul.


i desire to run
but these legs will not move fast enough


this body moves slowly
when I wish experience how light moves

this body sleeps too long
when i wish nothing more than to be awake and doing

this body eats
when i wish only to absorb my surroundings

this body
seems so limited

a shell
holding my limitless mind
which is seeking

so much more... 

~ danielle helen ray dickson