This Body

This body that's only done me wrong
That always proved weak when I needed it strong
That lays down to rest when I need to run
That refuses to just go on
This body whose neck and shoulders
Are steady as thread

This body that's only let me down
Whose head was always turned up to ten
That wasn't chosen to be on anyone's team
Was picked last and never fought hard enough
It finally spoke up, said
"We need to see what this is about"

Oh, body, how I had wished of you
That you look different than you do
I'm sorry, I feel apologetic
You had better things to do
You had an agenda and I never saw that
You're growing a kid now, it's sprouting like hell
Now I'm suddenly dirt

It's like finding a hidden door
In the house you always lived in
With a secret room
And it holds diamonds and pearls
You're the rock and you're the sea
You're the fox and you're the hunter
You're not less and you're not more than anything
You're your mother and your father
You're their mothers and their fathers
Let your shoulders down, you're not going to war