The Squat

squatting is quite unattractive
and reminds one of ..you know
hiding in the bushes hoping
no one walks by and
notices.
the lowly squat - young men grunting
under heavy weights, straining,
so unattractive.
tonight I find myself squatting
while playing flute, my teacher
towering over me, the sound so
pure, no trace of that tension
that runs up the back through
the neck to the lips that sometimes
say such caustic words.
the squat is underrated in life,
divorce it from what you think,
embrace it like so many lowly
things that bring so much
relief.