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.