Best Treadmill Poems

Slowing down the motor,
running low on gas

The lies, the HOV lane,
the truth off in the grass

The speed counterproductive,
it warps and then transforms

The magic in the...

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“Every year is a chess game. New Year is a new chess game! You make the right moves, you win the game!”
Mehmet Murat ildan


Questions of...

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fat girl cries
big fat tears
splash
crash
down her chubby cheeks
down her pillar like neck
which was once
much like a swan
now gone

fat girl sighs
big fat sigh...
a heart groan of...

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Now, I am not a huge man

I'm not large by any means

In fact it is surprising

I still wear normal jeans

My pants don't have elastics

I still...

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tape measure in hand
soft spoken,"Can't believe it"....
dust upon treadmill  


Inspired by the contest about addictions
not an entry....
Since my back problems and then the surgery,
I...

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Eating Words

On my way to the gym to shape my well nourished body
I travel a whole Universe of madness from leafy suburbs
high walls electric fences...

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The day the asteroid arrived the dinosaurs were playing,
With toys and bats and balls and things, some dancing jigs and swaying.
Young Betty Brontosaurus was renowned...

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Carefree and intense,
People who lie. 
Stories of glory;
I sit here and cry. 

Treadmill of anger, 
Rolling beneath me. 
I long for her grace,
Her touch, her...

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STEPS ASIDE

They’ve banned the “step counters”
Outlawed the treadmill and stationary bike
Banned jogging (aka fast walking for the elderly)
Sports will be limited to “non-aerobic” activities
Tiddlywinks tournaments...

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When the day is done
And you are at ease
Just recharge your mind 
Do as you please
Just relax
Your heart is pounding
From a fast paced track
Slow the...

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I tried doing it positive
But it gets over-looked
Show everybody respect
Stay out of people's way
Earn everybody's trust
Sway away from the stereotypes
Keep it unique but authentic
But its...

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sunrise rushes eyes
taut from night of sleepy dreams…
clumsy fingers pry

hard floor limbers feet
stiff from immobility…
quick run to bathroom

java perks real strong 
black as the ebony...

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Her calender was packed
She had so much to do
Had been valedictorian
Damn proud of it, too.

The world was her oyster 
Grabbed the bull by the horns
Her...

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Each single morning on my way to work
I fantasize what happens in New York
If I were to spend a long weekend there.
I'd ask you out...

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It's not because of flood or fire,
nothing more than a desire
that's  prompting us to tear apart 
all that we've  established here.

Tired of treadmill...

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