My trainer says

Often people come to me and we have an amazing amount in common.  I often wonder how they found me. Then there are those who come to me and I am made aware of things I never knew before.  I think the back pain has been brewing for a couple weeks, but I had learned to ignore it.  Keep walking, the trainer says, Keep walking.  So I am.  So I do.   Sometimes these things happen.

I do not need vicarious back pain

To realize back spasms

Hurt.

I sit with my client

Perched

On the edge

Of her chair.

I awaken

Day two

With back pain.

I am the frozen shoulder girl.

I have a wonky brain.

It registers barometric shifts.

I do not need vicarious back pain.

There are other things

On the resume.

I offer a wealth of experience

From A to Z.

I have not chosen to list

Expertise

In lower back pain.

My trainer says

Sometimes these things happen.
Keep walking.