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Engage the Hips
by
Janice Lynch Schuster

So many years spent regretting them:
Too broad and flabby, too wide
For jeans, precursors to thighs
I could never love, foundation
For my pear-shaped form.

Now Ron wants them engaged:
They are the center
Of attention. Without their power
My punches go nowhere.
"Work your booty,"
He admonishes and for once
I think they might be worth
Their weight in gold.
"Engage the hips," he shouts.
Because I can go nowhere
Without them, I listen.

From Saturday at the Gym.
Used with the author’s permission.

Janice Lynch Schuster is a poet and writer who lives and works near Annapolis, Maryland. An award-winning author of books on healthcare and a frequent contributor to The Washington Post, her poetry has appeared in a wide variety of journals, as has her fiction. Janice has an MFA from American University and a BS in mathematics from Guilford College.

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Eiken:
Loved this Janice, wonderful poem.
Posted 06/28/2011 05:56 PM

mukwonagosusan:
Please keep writing, connecting poetry to the body. Wonderful!
Posted 06/28/2011 09:52 AM

KevinArnold:
Of course Ron shouts, so the poet needn't. Fine work.
Posted 06/27/2011 08:47 AM

KathyD:
Absolutely wonderful!!
Posted 06/27/2011 06:30 AM

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