Beaten Boxer
Feeling punch drunkBeaten, bloodied and bruised
Cut up, thrashed, cheated
Knocked around and used
Nine rounds in ring
With a broken nose and swollen eyes
The guy was much bigger
The fact I lost was no surprise
Why did I do it?
No one even knows
I took my lumps, was defeated
Punch after punch I took those blows
A light weight
In a Heavy weights class
All I got was pummeled
Then knocked to my ass
Even in defeat
I still have my pride
A lofty goal I had
In the ring I tried
Out classed and out sized
I was the smaller man
With a little more training
Some day will I beat him? I think I really can!
D.B. Johnson
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