Listen to Your Body

Listen to your body.
Treat it with respect.
If something’s feeling different,
Go out and get it checked.

Become like a mechanic
And fine-tune that machine.
Don’t ignore the signals
Saying back off your routine.

It isn’t always prudent
To rise above your pain.
Heed your muscles’ message;
There’s more to lose than gain.

A day of rest won’t kill you.
They’ll miss you at the gym;
But one day lost is preferable
To, “Hey – remember him?”

Give in and take it easy;
Your body knows what’s right.
Let go, resign, surrender, ‘cause
It isn’t worth the fight.

Hopefully, you’ll be okay;
If not, you’ll have to deal.
Pretending there is nothing wrong
Won’t make it be less real.

So take your body’s tidings;
Succumb to its advice.
The chance to do so may not be
Presented to you twice.