what am i staring at this time

watch thin women waiting for yoga

toes dug into well-worn tevas

butts shaped by kaleidoscope leggings

imagine sweat exuding toxins

from your inside onto the mat—

oh, what you'll believe to detach

from the dilemma of your liver

hefting the burden of college

and how the only crystals to

recharge are salt.

jcb