day four:  

being in your body
not so difficult when your body
screams in yoga pose
I am not thinking about bank accounts
swim lessons for four-year-old
my meeting tomorrow morning
I am not thinking of the future,
or the immediate past
I am there inside my lower back
along the ridge of my right bicep
riding new awareness of ribcage
and acknowledging the shake of exertion in both legs
Staying in the moment
is not a difficulty while pushing
inner limits
By the end of class, the remnant of my cold
rises up — my throat is dry
and I cannot “om”.
I have no “om”.
It sticks in my throat and
will not come.

© 2007 Thomas Trofimuk