prizefighter

damn it damn it damn it
here i go again
clutching a ticket for a roller coaster ride
that i never wanted to embark on
but find myself every couple of years
being forced to endure
besides the disappointment
and unsettling feeling of failure
this time i am confident
i put up a good fight
i didn't or don't have
the familiar excuse
of oversleeping or dancing too late
the night before
this time i gave my all
mentally
physically
emotionally
once again making magical connections
along the dirty and dusty way
friendships i hope will last a lifetime
but nevertheless i obscenely welcome
the transition
i feel like i've finally grown up
accepting my sensational powers
rather than my inadequacies
i've touched many hearts
incited many riots
fiddling very little with compromise
a devil i don't fear anymore
i will find another fortress
spend very little time in a cocoon
i will treat my next reinvention
with more respect than ever
i'll be fine
i'll be a superstar
i'm a prizefighter