Thursday, November 11, 2010

Living.

Health


While jogging on the treadmill at the gym,
that exercise in getting nowhere fast,
I realized we need a health pandemic.
Obesity writ large no more, Alzheimer's
forgotten, we could live carefree again.
We'd chant the painted shaman's sweaty oaths,
We'd kiss the awful relics of the saints,
we'd sip the bitter tea from twisted roots,
we'd listen to our grandmothers' advice.
We'd understand the moonlight's whispering.
We'd exercise by making love outside, 
and afterwards, while thinking only of
how much we'd lived in just one moment's time,
forgive ourselves for wanting something more:
to praise the memory of long-lost need,
or not to live forever in a world 
made painless by our incurable joy.




Here's to savoring Life!




1 comment:

  1. This was perfect for me to read today! For the past week I've devoted thirty minutes a day to working out - just to feel better, and this helps me feel better about waking up an hour earlier, just to get a little exercise in :)

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