Exercise High and Five More Dollar Bin Records

exercise high and five more dollar bin records
at the store i tried so hard to give my money to the shop

first, they opened an hour late
second, they were friendly enough
third, i tried to offer them a tip and they declined
lastly, i listened to the bluegrass and organ music
blissed out on 15,000 steps on my pedometer and
all the things i did in those steps
i saw a bird wading in water
i browsed isles with strategy
like a bird pooping seeds onto enemy nests and
i played a walking game too
my jeans barely fit but there’s
a blessing of the sonata e’s in my head and
no more thoughts in my head about losing weight
about my diet
if this has me eating five cinnamon rolls in an evening then
only oatmeal and mint chocolate protein bars
in slow drawn out rhythmic waves
slow enough the sound never crescendos past
innumerable belly grumbles and a great elevation of mood
i see equanimity on the horizon

Frankie Koni is a gender non conforming mentally ill writer who is published in Asylum: Radical Mental Health Magazine, The Abandoned Mine, redrosethorns and aspires to get in poetry magazine and publish their own chapbook. They are active online on Instagram @frankandthefruit, and under Frankie Koni on Facebook!