- Annette Austin
CHAMPION BOXER
Breathing heavily, I come out the corner
Just as the bell sounds,
Because I’m the champion boxer
Who staggers through the rounds.
As a stiff jab sends me backwards
The crowd erupts and starts to roar,
I refuse to go down
Sweat drips from every pore.
The uppercut of life hits me
Gum shield out, I’m past my peak
Swaying one way, then another
I still stay on my feet.
When all I have is work,
Cuts and bruises don’t bother me now
Come on, take another shot
My soul, a battered mess anyhow.
As the fight ends, the stadium empties
No one is here to hold my hand,
Sitting on the stool, coughing up blood
Silence a sound which I understand.
So I fight against an opponent
That isn’t there, cannot be found,
Because I’m the champion boxer
Ready to fight without anyone around.
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