Kris Kardashian overreacts on the television above the window.
A thick boy
with thick fingers and a crooked nose lifts a dumbbell.
His muscles bulge and he wonders if he’s big enough yet.
A tall girl
with knotted hair and a lazy eye contorts her body into an odd stretch.
Her leggings tear and she wonders in a panic if people can see her stretch marks.
Dave Eichorn warns of a winter weather advisory.
My rubber soles
pound a rhythm against the rubber conveyer belt
of the treadmill. I’m curious
as to when my stomach will be flat enough .
My roommate
does the sign of the cross and
prays for French Fries all the while
wishing her thick thighs away.
Nick Fury wants to sell me insurance.
A boy in black lycra
adjusts his crotch with the hand that doesn’t clench a weight.
His ex told him he was weak.
A girl with pink sneakers
trips on the step mill she is scaling.
She becomes all too aware of her chicken legs.
The room releases a collective sigh.