A low growl curls in the mirror
at the discount gym.
The drawstring of your sweats
will not be untied, lacking proper form
has languished the loops
into clumps.
There is no banana in your smoothie.
The woman on the stair climber
might not be crying
about your lack of progress.
Trembling in plank,
you don’t have the strength
to keep your body still.
The only destination is collapse.
The floor is speckled black rubber
and you lie prone on a thin red mat.
You must shower.
Flip flops condom your feet,
but nothing protects your lungs
from black mold and assorted fungus.
A low growl curls.
at the discount gym.
The drawstring of your sweats
will not be untied, lacking proper form
has languished the loops
into clumps.
There is no banana in your smoothie.
The woman on the stair climber
might not be crying
about your lack of progress.
Trembling in plank,
you don’t have the strength
to keep your body still.
The only destination is collapse.
The floor is speckled black rubber
and you lie prone on a thin red mat.
You must shower.
Flip flops condom your feet,
but nothing protects your lungs
from black mold and assorted fungus.
A low growl curls.