The Sweet Science

while shadow boxing
sometimes 
i kept on
moving dancing and
a prancing
just bouncing
off the ropes 
in my imagination and
suddenly i caught
my opponent shadow off guard
standing flat footed
so i use
the sweet science of boxing
with some 
stiff jabs plus
some body shots
back up to the head
then the overhand right
that knocked 
my shadow out cold
yeah ten feet off the ground
towards outer space
well
i just kept on dancing.
sticking and moving
popping the jabs with my gloves
weaving in and out
quick-lightning hand speed
toe-to-toe
man-to-man
the sweet science
inside the boxing ring
still, lives inside of me
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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