Translation of "Andamio" in English

Sentí como si el andamio interior

I had felt as if the inner scaffolding

Así que cuando pongo ese material, o andamio, en el cuerpo,

So when I place that material, or scaffold, in the body,

Y me he centrado hoy en la lectura porque la lectura es el andamio

and I have focused today on reading because reading is the scaffold