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In My First Pilates Class, I Reckon with Impossibility

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on September 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »


 
 
My arms were bent on a static platform
and my feet were strapped into a moveable carriage
and there were springs somewhere to make
the whole operation more difficult. As if.
And when the teacher suggested we lift our hips
into the air, well, there was simply no way this would happen. 
Sometimes it’s like that for the heart, too,
when we are told we are supposed to love everyone,
then I think of a certain person, and I think, 
nope, absolutely not, that is not happening. 
But once I started to find my balance on the reformer,
truth is I did tuck one foot behind the other
and started to pike and flatten, pike and flatten, 
the carriage slowly gliding forward and back,
and I thought, huh, well, how about that. 
I was sweating too much, I think, for the heart
to pay attention, but my abs are intent on getting
the message across. Sure, it might hurt. Sure, 
it’s not easy. But sometimes impossible is just
another way to say not possible yet. 

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