Ellipticals,
treadmills, exercise bikes,
pick my way
through a forest
of equipment
gauge how close
or far I wish to be
from monitors
displaying
talk shows, cooking programs,
sports, news, no intelligence,
mute turned on,
stake out a machine
near the Barefoot Contessa
spray disinfectant
on a brown paper towel
wipe the machine
from its last occupant
climb on,
set resistance, sweat,
mirrors
multiply people,
a fitness army
sweat bands on,
ear buds in,
water bottles erect.
Each time I enlist,
enter my phone,
scan my fingerprint,
keep doing
my repetitions,
one finger, one hand,
keep moving.