Body Building
My muscles
grow aware
Of their unique existence:
Weary of
being mistaken
For so much useful meat
They agitate
to be recognized
For who they separately are:
Gastrocnemius,
iliopsoas,
Four-headed quadriceps bulging
Like bagpipes
in full cry.
A muscle crosses a joint to move a bone.
We wrestle
the Angel of Gravity.
Pin him down once and you win.
The 2River View, 4_1 (Fall 1999)