Contact point

A reflection of how pole has shaped me.

I feel every burn, every bruise.
Every contact point my flesh touches
To the metal of the pole.
Yet I keep going - pain is only temporary
But progress keeps on giving.

Every invert, every hook
My legs gripping tight
My arms holding on then letting go.
Every part of my body
Throbs with pain.
But pain is momentary
The gains are forever.

The gains prove that I can be more,
I am more, it challenges
It pushes me, my body in ways
Unimaginable yet wonderful.
It has deshamified my body,
Helped me to reclaim that which
Has never given up on me.

Just find the contact points
Trust in your body
Trust in the strength
The pain is bearable
For the infinite rewards.

Pole has given me so much pain and pleasure, and in doing so it has transformed and grounded me.

- Huihui 慧慧.