Falling down
It's a mystery to me
how one man can stand his ground
while the other man bleeds
On his back
Looking up at the lights
while all the boos and jeers
try to puncture his one good ear
But his one good ear
doesn't listen to them
It doesn't listen to anyone
doesn't want to pretend
The other one
it's impervious to
the pain of the outside world
It just hums him a tune
It's okay to stay down
The fighter fell
at the end of the eighth
thinking about her
while they tried to resuscitate
But his busted heart
had enough of the fights
It slowed its
elf to a crawl
and then it ended his life
His angel looked a lot like his bride
She cradles his swollen head
as the medic declares him dead
His daughter
she sings a song at his wake
Singing a father's love
no opponent can take
and no opponent can