Dew infested Highschool morning
Chilled my bones
1967 Fairfax
Daily early gym class
Culture shock from
Cnce a week in Long Island
Uprooted to the West Coast
Running a mile
Didn’t require
My non-existent coordination
No outbursts screamed at me
My chest began to heave
After the first ¼ mile.
Didn’t have the stamina.
Years of sedentary exercise
Left me breathless.
I am avoiding sports
For fear of persecution.
Listening to the top thirty
On KHJ
Took no physical prowess.
The second lap
Around the track
Heart pounded into a painful knock
Muscles that I hadn’t used
Sent flares to my brain.
Time froze.