at the gym on Saturday
I can almost feel the tension mounting
Presley cries twice during beam
when she under-rotated
and Carter missed her mount
three times
and has beam burn
all along her right thigh

it’s only going to get worse
states is still months away

I work on my dismount
over and over
so that I can avoid the
Arabian
for a little longer

not thinking about
Ben
driving here
or my future
or babies
or police
or friends
or anything else

everything else