again is anew…

…and old sneakers

We move, we huff,

we quiver, we chant,

thoughts galore will tumble

as the hot routine deepens,

the workout is good,

no doubt,

we mime the young

as we get old,

we walk the track,

the countless reps,

the 1-2-3, the look-and-see,

the bobbled step,

the front and back,

the in-and-out…

This cheerless time,

this silent gym,

this jumbled gear,

the shadowed clock…

look the same as yesterday,

but…

I conjure me,

a brand new thought,

a slower step,

I see a different future,

the silence is a private tune,

I whisper behind my eyes

that more is more,

again is anew,

the moving is progress,

it is long moments in my life.

November 24, 2024

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treadmill thoughts…“and old sneakers,” my poem