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A Poetic Ode To Our Rockin’ Bodies

Elite runner Alexi Pappas takes a moment to reflect on the grace and beauty of the runner's body and how it moves in her latest poem.

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Bodies

the thing is they refuse
to go
unnoticed

by nature
in the way

more time
more capable

until finally
in a rocking chair

bodies rock.

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