Yoga Instructor Enters the Room Like a Rockstar

Lois Villemaire

Never early,

she arrives

wearing a shabby red baseball cap

long messy hair, black tights,

cutoff navy sweatshirt—

“London” in gold letters

Classic mini-Uggs.

We are silently seated

cross-legged on our mats

in rows multiplied by mirrors

lining the walls.

Without a smile

she tells us to breathe

scans our faces

checks the sign-in sheet

sets up the Bluetooth connection

for background music.

Class begins.

*thumbnail photo by Olga Pukhalskaya

AUTHOR BIO

Lois Perch Villemaire of Annapolis, MD is the author of My Eight Greats (2023) and Eyes at the Edge of the Woods (Bottlecap Press 2024). Her poetry has appeared in Spillwords Press, TheRavensPerch, Third Street Review, and elsewhere. Her flash memoir has been included in anthologies including “I Am My Father’s Daughter.” She is a contributing writer to AARP The Ethel. Lois, a Pushcart nominee researches genealogy, volunteers at the library, and propagates African violets.