six pack

my girlfriend
is doing sit-ups
on the living
room floor.

she's working on
a six-pack for
her stomach.

counting out loud:

24...25...26...

i'm sitting on the couch,
working on a
six-pack
of my own.

also for
my stomach.

counting out loud:

2...3...4...

-published in Megaera Winter 2001