Reflections...

Getting to the gym is hard...

It's not my favorite place...

But i am trying...

Today...i walked on the treadmill...

When i am there i like to watch the swimmers in the pool below...

Today there are two of them...
like

chalk and cheese...

one is young...fit and strong...

graceful...

naturally his swimming style suits his look...

the other is ...
not young...

she struggles along in her awkward way...

as she pulls herself through the water...
struggling...

slow...

As i watch...and walk...and think...and feel...

my eye falls on her... more often... than on him...
surprisingly...

The sunlight from the impossibly tall windows...
dances on the waters as they slip through them...
sending reflections... of one kind... and another, up to us...

She is SUCH an inspiration...
her body is... not 'whole'...
her legs are... twisted and scarred...
speaking out loud... her story...
and yet...
she is beautiful...
in spirit - in strength - in determination

she knows what is good for her and she will just...
keep on... keeping on!
unashamedly

xxx