First you find a moment
To pause for 40 minutes
Relax your body
Drop your weight a little lower
Below your waist
Your blubber resting on your hips
At ease with yourself
And as we set off
Everyone stiffens a little
To avoid touching
Or seeing
You reach up
Hand in cough
Or sneeze
Or something far worse
Until the red light
And a voice that tells you
We’re taking a break
So you bend your elbow
And wait
Until it begins again
35 minutes to go
