Tagged: exercise

mom is playing the

mom is playing the
piano on a summer
afternoon, daddy

and i secretly listen
in so she doesn’t get nervous
.
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mom and i are doing

mom and i are doing
hand exercises – middle
knuckles, base knuckles

clenched fists, opened hands, flexing
and stretching towards each other
.
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getting to know your

getting to know your
neighbors is a slow drill – take
turns, adjust levels

of intensity, vary
durations, rest in between
.
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on holidays, we

on holidays, we
would make french
toast
, exercise
freedom in the
kitchen, testing
out our skills in
cracking eggs,
cutting straight
lines with a
spatula, flipping
at the edge of
almost burnt
.
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you and i practice

vivienne, you are

vivienne, you are
exercising those powerful
lungs from the second

floor, ready for a lifetime
of song and dance, some shrieking
.
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we warm up for that

the long-term effects

the long-term effects
of you make microscopic
tears in all the right

muscles so that when i flex,
there is a lengthening ache
.
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we all take turns

we all take turns
being lost and found –
an exercise in weight
distribution to ensure
a lengthier ride,
stretch performance
.
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even on days when

even on days when
our muscles
resist, we
can twist
deeper into
presence, lean
into the space
between language,
close the gap
that tolerates
prejudice
.
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