anonymous said...

ouch
my body hurts
spinning sunday
chisel monday
yoga tuesday
i feel like a new man
and this new man
is in serious pain
as i raise my ass for the vertical climb
lift the weights for set number fifty three
or fold myself into yet another impossible position
i realize that working out isn't so bad
the big secret has always been
that it actually does make you feel better
and after this awareness made itself clear
the realizations just started to come one after the other
this afternoon
crouched in my umpteenth downward facing dog
i reminded myself that
utter contentment
and unexpected serenity
arrive not through chanting
or praying
or wishing
or thought
but merely through breath
doing what you know inside is right
telling the truth that frees you from yourself
and taking your life into nobody's hands but your own
i feel really happy right now
despite it being hard to put myself out there
cause not a day goes by that i don't wonder why i do
yet i'm still here
we're almost at the six month mark
and in the meantime
the few can hide behind their keyboards
but i'll tell it to you straight
and will always keep things real
because that's how i was raised
and this is who i am

yours truly,
the victim