LJ Idol Week 7: Stronger

[alycewilson]

This is my entry for Week 7 of ()LJ Idol. This week's topic was “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

Stronger

When you want to punch
life in the throat, pick up
weights and do ten bicep curls.
Pump until your fibers burn.

When the nightmare closes in --
being a self-aware adult, that is -- drop
to your knees and do
twenty pushups. Throw in
some bonus tricep pushups.

With war swirling, with dystopia
closing in, bend your knees
and do thirty squat jumps
until your thighs smolder. Nothing
can survive that flame. Perish
thoughts with six minutes
of bicycle twists and weighted
crunches. Return your mind
inside your scorching self. Push
until you feel you might incinerate.

Then breathe.

Me before my workout today, making a muscle

Comments

[tonithegreat]

You are inspiring me to climb and to get stronger for climbing! And Monday is the only day that the rock gym here is closed!

I also love your DW design! I need to play around and do something more than the bare minimum with my page here.

[alycewilson]

Awesome! I hope you do find something to do for yourself to build that strength up again. Of course, there's always push-ups. :)

I liked this DW design because it was similar to the dark brown background with white writing that I had on LJ, so it would feel connected for people who are used to reading my entries there.