Life Vs. Me

Life landed a hard blow on my right cheek

My vision blurred, my ears started ringing

My body wanted to give up

But my heart refused

I shook my head vigorously

Splattering my sweat and blood all around

I looked at life with a triumphant grin

Life was visibly angry

It landed a hard blow on my left cheek this time

I could feel blood running down my face

The pain was intolerable

My left hand was fractured

My right knee was injured

My nose would not stop bleeding

My left eye was turning blind

I had already urinated on myself

There was no more need to go on

But my heart refused

I wiped my blood and balanced myself again

I taunted at life to land another blow

Life looked extremely irritated

"Why wouldn't you just give up?" It asked me

My left eye went completely blind

But I could still muster up a smile

"Why wouldn't you just give up?" It repeated angrily

And landed a blow on my chest

My heart stopped briefly

My body turned cold

I fell down on my knees, my right knee paining excruciatingly

When my heart started beating again

Its rhythm was inconsistent

But it would not give in easily to life's blow

Slowly, rising to my feet again

I faced life

"How do you expect to break me....

....when you were the one who made me?"

I spit out blood that had collected in my mouth

I taunted at life to hit me again

I had a heart that was still beating

And liters of blood to spare

The fight had just begun.