My lockdown fitness / coping regime keeps reminding me of a thing I once wrote, so I re-made it better and 'now'... STAY IN PLACE and: hold. you’ve found the secret of eternity, your belly button pulling in towards your spine – eyes fixing, face like flint, as seeming poised as you can seem to be, remembering to breathe. remembering to – ( one ) you count the ringing in of ( two ) the evening news. whole empires ( three ) decline and fall between each ( four ) recorded chime; tectonic ( five ) contractions, famine, wars and ( six ) the rumour of a vaccine. steady now. your hips are up a little; bring them in but do not let them sag; and: breathe. the world in solemn stillness tries to hold its own together, separately. so focus on the headlines; keep your head in line and inattentive to the quiver at your core; ten seconds more – and: rest. you have until eternity tomorrow. Carolyn Whitnall, 2018/2020. "Physical training