Why We Sat Still

The exercise I tried left me with aches
In every nook and cranny of my frame,
And even though I really liked the game
I had to quit, but for my daughters' sakes
My trainer, thinking all of us were flakes,
Made me a solemn promise not to blame
Or argue, and I tried to do the same,
But we were weak, and called each other snakes.

There isn't time to tell you all the lies
Invented to explain why we sat still
When it was time to move. We've had our fill
Of shaking and description, sad good-byes
And omens of embarrassment. My eyes
Ache also, but my wife gave me a pill.