[ CW ] Use the phrase 'I am a living tangent ' .

As I found my spot in the gym, I placed my equipment on the ground. The well formed super humans that surrounded me motivated and depressed me at the same time. I looked in the mirror to see what I was contributing to the image of the gym - a before image, I guess. Just one simple exercise to start off today. Lay parallel to the floor on top of a giant ball. It is supposed to work the core, they say. Well, I have a lot of core to work. I struggled to find my balance on top of the flexible sphere. With a sigh of relief when the task was accomplished, I looked in the mirror again. 
 
 I whispered to myself, `` I am a living tangent. To this ball. To the people around me. To the image that magazines and televisions portray. Maybe one day, I can be a line without so many curves.'' 
 

