Hit the Mat

Rolling the punches
Using my hunches
Duck and dive
Trying to survive
Bombardment of blows
Bloodies my nose
Waiting for the bell
10 seconds from hell
Hit the mat
No more combat
There goes the bell
Saved from hell
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Allison Avatar
November 3, 2017 at 9:33 AM
Very descriptive Craig:-) Boxing is quite a brutal 'sport' I can't imagine why anyone would want to take part in it:-( hugs jan xx
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