Outside Chance
Tonight
I find myself choosing
Between a tough fight
And a soft relinquishing
I have no fear of sweat and blood
Especially my own
I have blinked away salt and sting before
Tasted that sanguine tincture on my tongue
Just as I have gritted and grinned
Guffawed even at the shattering
Of my own sanity
While I shook it off
And got to the business
Of setting it back into place
With a quick jerk and a wince
Harder still is stepping back
And letting that fist fly just beyond me
Leaving only a slight breeze
Which carries with it a faint scent of sweat
And deflated fury
To keep my swollen gaze downward
And let myself listen…
To shocked silence
A moment of pure possibility
While we wait
To see what I will choose next
Tonight I find myself
–by me
Boxing-2 by Kalel Koven
sometimesihatemycat 
Kicks ass!
Thanks.
Never easy. Yet it is that first blow that is the hardest to land. Enjoyed
I am glad, thank you.
I’m curious……………..
….curiouser and curiouser. 🙂
But seriosuly, how do YOU read it?