Wednesday, May 28, 2008 7:03 pm
he lands on the hard floor;
his head brim of ringing noise;
bones feel as if they're gonna break,
muscles feel like lead;
the pounding of his heart.
warm blood seeps from the crack within;
eyes slip in and out of focus,
ears senseless from the shock
and nerves tingling numb...
taking a deep breath
he tries to get up.
his brain screaming at him
his soul encouraging him to persevere.
he knows his bones can't break,
he knows his body won't fail him.
the feeling of standing,
even though his back isn't straight
and one arm hangs painfully limp;
that warmth of relief,
the heat of determination,
flows throughout him.
his thoughts are back.
he got hit. bad.
he shakes his head,
clearing his mind;
opening him to the way to his goal.
he may have fallen a broken man,
but he stands with a soul intact;
and he knows what he needs to do.