lift your fists up
higher, stronger.
don't forget your head also come on now, eyes up
are you okay? no no never mind you just need to be you just have to be
fight for your scary 17 year old love, punch
fight to take that first step out of your bed, swing
but make sure you ring the water out of your pillow before you leave for school
swing again, you have practice in 10 minutes. run.
you're not good enough you're not good enough, duck.
fix your hair they're looking
tighten your grip why are you slipping away
go ahead, yell until your head shakes, they still won't listen
fight if you love him, fight even if you can't talk to him, just fight.
you'll be alright darling
are you strong yet? wipe your tears
you have a test next period lets go college is coming
i want the world to stop
i need it to stop.
but oh wait you're still in the ring, watch out
keep swinging lovely, you don't really have a choice.
swing for the insomniacs, because tonight i'll be up with you.
"i want the world to stop
ReplyDeletei need it to stop.
but oh wait you're still in the ring, watch out"
Ahhhhh so good
Dude, this is so freaking good. Boxing and love and high school. I don't think I've ever seen a post like this.
ReplyDelete"fix your hair they're looking"
ReplyDeletethis line somehow captures everything about high school
this is just wow. i love this so much.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing. I am amazed. I want to box right now, now.
ReplyDelete"keep swinging lovely, you don't really have a choice.
ReplyDeleteswing for the insomniacs, because tonight i'll be up with you."
i read this over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and.... ya now its on my blog so #stolen
"But make sure you ring the water out of your pillow before you leave for school"
ReplyDelete"but oh wait you're still in the ring, watch out"
I LOVE THIS.
Holy crap I loved this. It had the tension in the words it's literally amazing.I can't stop reading it. Wow.. exhilarating.
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