The Lonely Treadmill:

[billy]

We pass it twenty times a day
an exercise machine that stands
unused and silent by the bed.

At first we'd lay it down to walk
the metres flew by, one by one
verrucas sliding round the track. was under foot

As athlete's foot became the vogue Was athletes feet
the family strode out less and less,
and inches grew around our waists.

The more we ate, the fewer steps,
it wasn't in our hearts to jog
but slog we did, and sweated heaps.

Distinctly I recall a date
I spent three minutes on the go
the floor was set to full incline.

We punished it for being hard
it's now a hanger for a shirt
unplugged and static, ever still.

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small edit based on MrA's for feedback

[MrA]

Simple, honest and well presented. My weights' loneliness is also growing by the day in my bedroom. Quite liked this one, maybe because it resonates so well.
Only problem I felt was 'athletes feet'. I'm sure it can work as a plural with 'foot' and there should be an apostrophe in 'athletes'. Just my opinion though; great observations.

[billy]

we fill our houses with all those things and never use them more than a few times

i used feet because i'd already used foot. but i'll have a look at it. thanks for the grammar advice, i try my best but i'm not that good with it so any help on that side is welcome thanks for the feedback MrA