I Love/Hate My Treadmill
You run, I walk, and together we go nowhere
There is no passing scenery to enjoy
even though we are constantly on the move
I sweat, you don’t, but I still love you even when I resent you
Your red blinking lights flash brightly
My joints ache trying to keep time with you
My love of you is balanced by the hate of you
I love you because you help me shed pounds and inches
I hate you because you are relentless
I walk, you run, together we will turn this mass of flesh
into toned muscle, or as toned as a middle-aged lady can get
My computer beckons me away from you,
but I remain faithful until our time is done for the day
I love how you keep track of the miles walked,
uphill or down, fast or slow,
You even care enough to rate my pulse
as my heart speeds up for you and I am breathless
You run, I walk, toward the same goals in life
to be fit, to be healthy
You convince me to walk faster, go further than ever before
to a future I am longing to explore
Your faith in me never falters, as long as I keep your treads oiled
and the electricity on.
I try my best to impress you, yet your stoic hum never falters
So I grit my teeth in effort, my legs pumping ever faster
till I am breathless and begging you to stop
I walk, you run, and though I am panting and spent
your lights blink on as if you don’t care
I love you and hate you
I also know I will return to you tomorrow
like the fool that I am
I do this because I love,
the future is brightly shining
now I will be able to walk into that promise of tomorrow
because of you, my beloved steely treadmill
The NaPoWriMo prompt today was, to write a love poem about an inanimate object. Hope you enjoyed my effort today.
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