Fit at 50
lost between
sets
and breath
I lie there
on a dirty floor
suspended in straps
thinking
is it so much to ask
to see
my abs
I mean really
I haven’t seen ‘em
in a decade
it’s like they’re buried
behind a plush pillow
one of those plushies
I keep in my car
but I’m determined
to see ‘em
once more
it’s not like I haven’t been
working out
all these years
it’s jest not as easy
to remove the plushie
anymore
ask any woman
after midlife
on the brink
of menopause
what it’s like
to eat right and exercise
and still feel
the pudge protrude
and as you pat the plushie
wishing it would jest fall off
already
your 16-year-old daughter
breezes by
after 3 weeks in the gym
all excited like
look mom !
look at my abs …
do you see ‘em
yep
yep
yep
I see ‘em dear
you better appreciate it now
‘cause once you’re my age …
but she doesn’t hear
‘cause she’s
floating on air
as I lie there
on a dirty floor
suspended in straps
lost between
sets
and breath
thinking …
TL