Ten Seconds

I'm down on the ground, My brain starts to pound, It may not be fun, But ten seconds aren't done. 10 seconds remain. I still have time, To arise again, The timer hasnt hit ten, Time isn't my friend, 8 seconds remain. I punch hard, I kick, I choke, I feel sick. I try to yell, over the incessant chants, This is the last time, my last chance. Five seconds remain. I call out, my plight. I never wanted this fight. I press up with all my might, I feel progress, my eyes are losing their light. Three seconds remain. It all hurts, to breathe, Under my worst foe, I am beneath. For it is no human, it's within me. I need to get up, to be free. But it isn't over, I can win, I push against that evil twin, The sadness loses hold, I can get up. One second remains.