Grayson Fertig
The Great Gift of Gullibility
I like the stories that begin
Once Upon a Time….
So many people in my realm like the story that starts with
Researchers have found….
My realm is the world of Health and Fitness
Personal Trainer
That’s it
That’s who I am
That’s all I’ve amounted to
They say that I am a young man full of talent who became a counter of reps.
Long ago I traded the excellence that people saw in me
for a front row seat
to Humanity’s great search for the Fountain of Youth.
Researchers have found
a fair amount
Seekers have found
a fair amount
I like the story of the seeker.
Once upon a time there was a grandmother named BJ McHugh
85 years old
who runs
She says that she is a different type
“I don’t keep records. I don’t wear a watch. I don’t have a heart rate monitor. I just run by the way I feel. If I feel good I’ll do it.”
She runs so swiftly and so far that the next person her age is 20 minutes behind her
I believe her
I’m not that interested
in what the mapmakers and the researchers think that they think
I am deceived by BJ, encouraged to
to continue to converse with my body
inspired to ask my body what it wants to do
duped into listening to the answer.
BJ McHugh, age 85 ran the Honolulu Marathon in 5:14 with her son and granddaughter which broke the world record by 20 minutes.