Blue and purple her hair. Her right arm is sleeved with bright purple and blue flowers. Her left has various symbols. Her lower lip has a silver bar. Her face is stoic and serious. She's been taking Zumba lately. Haven't seen her before in class. Except for Yoga. She's well versed here. Doing stands, bending like pretzel. She has a seriousness about her that is a bit intimidating. She can dance some. Not a ballerina or modern dance. She has skill. Definitely an athlete before. Maybe she's taught classes. I am not sure yet. Gymnastics maybe? Swimmer, I don't know. She's in her zone. At times I feel there is a barrier.
Seems Japanese in a way. She's there but is somewhere else. She cordial and respectful. But one can sense she is deep somewhere else. Being a place where no one can invade her privacy. It is said prisoners are not really imprisoned because their mind and spirit are always free. This body is just a shell of the real being inside. I think she gyms it to escape and be around people.
Maybe that is why she is decorated as so. Perhaps desiring attention, but imprisoned somehow. Not really verbal and social as other femmes I have seen. Not needing to form friendships and bonds. Perhaps she incredibly social. Perhaps she leads many, but I don't think so.
Reason I say she might be a gymnast or swimmer. Its because these activities require only themselves. She is focused and shielded. She hits the weights. She jogs on the treadmill. She takes Group X classes. She is a mystery.
Still. . .
I like her fluorescent hair and how she dances. So I will admire from a distance. I would ask her story, but I respect that need, Get in get out go home. Do work in the gym and find solace.
Many join to the gym to find quietude. To find space and separation from a busy home life. A brief respit from the daily goings-on of family. Driving to school, cook meals, driving to kid's practice, cleaning, and other household duties. I find places like the gym, it is a place to re-energize. This is why I enjoy coming and why I respect people zones.
So maybe, well, see what life presents us.
