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The Boxing Match

'Ding-Ding-Ding' Round 1 Your knees became weak Learning that your opponent was The Great Enah; The one to never lose a match. The one to tear you apart from the inside, with a double right hook to a left uppercut combo, and finally a killer left jab to the right cheek to only take you out for 3 seconds at a time; Round 6 My heart sunk Learning of your match when you were half way done. At this point struggling just to keep your breath. Battlescars have taken captive your beautiful flesh Wrinkles of veins stand like mountains above valleys of blood on your deteriorating skin. Yet I watch you continue on, to land a glorifying punch to say "Everything will be alright." Round 12 The final countdown Revealing the final combo A fatal melee straight through the chest. I fell to my knees as she tumbled to the ring's floor. The impact of her body loosely colliding to the ground echoed in my gut. 6 Rounds, Not even 60 or 600, could prepare me for this moment - She lost. 'Ding-Ding-Ding'

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Date: 3/17/2011 7:41:00 AM
I like the way you relate the struggles through life to a boxing match, Gavin. Excellent poem! Congratulations on your win in the contest. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 3/17/2011 7:30:00 AM
Congratulations Gavin on your win in the "Maverick Free Verse" contest sponsored by John Moses Freeman. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/16/2011 8:42:00 PM
Congrats Gavin on your fantastic win in the Maverick Free Verse contest ..an exciting entry luv.. enjoy...
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Date: 3/16/2011 6:23:00 PM
Congratulations on the ninth place win in the contest of john, Gavin
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Date: 3/16/2011 6:17:00 PM
So great to see you in the winning circle Gavin. Congratulations on your worthy poem's ninth place success. Agape, Moses
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Date: 3/13/2011 9:05:00 AM
Good write Gavin. Losing can be a good thing. It prepares one for the next fight or maybe they have learned to not fight anymore. I enjoyed your poem.
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Date: 3/13/2011 5:48:00 AM
Good write on the The Boxing match, Gavin
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Date: 3/12/2011 8:57:00 PM
A VERY SAD POEM .. D. S... GREAT WRITE,, ENJOYED,, TAKE CARE,..P.D,
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