Undeniably desirable?

Written for #napowrimo2022

Exercising, supposedly a piece of cake,

lazy arms bent into a deep stretch,

like a river meandering its course,

as each muscle screams in silent agony,

so shrill that a screeching owl

would be put to shame,

Longing comfort in love handles’ warmth,

as is indeed twisted relation fraught

with existential angst.

Arms wide, core sings in choral harmony,

As endorphins rush, I smile wider beaming,

yet in a second I wince and moan,

loud enough to defy macabre pain,

More excuses grant me solace,

when I open my eyes, and stay put on my bed,

as I crave that flab,

warmer than fleece on a winter morn.

An appetite for lean lithe bodies,

Michelangelo’s David

or perhaps Apollo Belvedere,

who’s slain a mythical serpent

And

paradoxically

a brazen hunger

for all that’s sweet,

Dabbing yet a pancake in maple syrup,

as I skip leg, hand and core-day,

yet again, day-after-day.

Looking in a mirror

I realize

I represent a demographic,

whose existence “apparently” lies bleak,

As I contemplate this further,

dear reader, do pray tell

what motivates you to exercise?

Art: The Thinker (1906) in the garden of the museum, Le Penseur in the Jardin du Musée Rodin, Paris.

Apollo of the Belvedere, Vatican Museums, Vatican City

~Raju ❤

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