Intuitive Mathematics 

By Skye Radford

Body counts each day of being better 

Body counts each minute of healing 

Body counts the months since the last sip of wine 

Body counts and forgets all the sums and numbers on the packets and scales 

Body counts the units of alcoholic memories reclaimed 

Body counts the weight of recovery 

Body counts like cell clocks ticking in time

Body counts recurring circadian cycles circling in conscious and unconscious creations conjuring rhythms like a drum 

Body counts heart beats with power greater than any machine 

Body counts to 10 to calm the nerves 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Body counts, It counts, I count 

No bodies to count, not the sex, not the amount

No more shame on my account, everybody counts 

This body counts 

Each day, each minute, as a blessing 

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