At four p.m.?
This business starts
?Of climbing stairs?
And beating hearts
?Lifting weights
?And stretching legs
?“I need water”?
You hear me beg?

My brain tells?me
How far I can push myself
And?I consider this a test of my health

?It always helps?
Me feel my best
Knowing working out
Is not like a graded test.

I am getting stronger too
I can attest?
I love to run
?And bike the strand
?I’m getting faster
I must add.

?Sit ups and push ups
?Are good for my abs?
I make myself do many of them
?Especially when I take a break and sit in the sand.

?I do not workout to?
please others
It’s mainly to feel good about it
?And know I deserve it.