Ecstasy

( With thanks to Sting )

 

Every stretch I make

Every bend I bow

Every breath I take

Every drop of sweat I know

It’s for you as well as for me -

More than I could ever give just for me

I give for you

 

You have no possessions

Little food and water

You are so very beautiful

Although you may not live for long

I’ve had half a century

And try to stay in tune

It‘s a willing discipline

I dance through joyfully –

Pumping oxygen to my cells

Draining the junk out of my flesh

Spreading renewal to all my corners

Creeping - creeping – what a feeling!

 

When you look at me and note

The glow in my cheek

The texture of my skin

The tone of my muscle

The light in my eye

The strength in my body

You see my love for life

In every part of me

 

I see the smile on your face

And you see in me

My reverence for my lifeforce

And all the joy I have

In –

 

Every stretch I make

Every bend I bow, every breath I take

Every drop of sweat I know

It’s for you as well as for me -

More than I could ever give just for me

I give for you

And dance and leap in Ecstasy