Shadowboxing

A poem about my daily morning exercise, as I envision a shadowy figure representing all self-doubt and insecurity, of which I thoroughly dispose of through boxing.

My shoulders are well oiled axles,
my fists are cannon balls

I am an uncompromised,

uninhibited,

and unchallenged fresh breath of boldness

I am the statue of fastholding,

chiseled down from black diamond by the strong hand of craftsmanship

I am chaos's more stable second cousin,

and favored uncle to the prodigals, the proliferates, the princes, and the prodigies

I am the lion's heart beat,
the war drum's sporadic syncopation

I am the wolf pack's collective sixth and seventh senses,

keen on the scent of blood, fear, and impending annihilation

I will not sway to the breath of your voice
nor will I stagger at the wind your weather weaves

Advance upon me and find yourself hard pressed against calloused intolerance,
behind which is a wall,
and behind that wall,
an army

I pray you combust into flames and feathers at once 

should my name birth from your lips

I pray my night guardsmen have eyes of eagles,

and my trumpeteers have breaths of behemoths 

should you ever encroach upon my camp at dreaming hour

I promise to empress upon you pressure,
of a nature that spawns pearls, magma, and passionate revolution

But the only revolution that will come of your resistance is vertigo,
as you spiral downward into abysmal forgottenness

Now heed my words with intent lest you risk the fate of faded bewilderment

May God be my strength as I destroy you

Eviscerate you

Annihilate you

I will obliterate you until the only remnant of your very existence

is but a vague memory,

of a fleeting idea

in a dream

inside a dream

inside a coma.

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Reviews

[Neon]

What a power of yours! I liked the passion of yours either, very nice poem. You've well transformed the reality into your words. The poem's all shows your potential that how much you've to do work with your hard efforts. I liked the poem.

Keep on!

[Sarah Kay Hair]

Love the image of a big hard man, or so he feels, using poetry... Reminds me of a gladiator, love it :)

[Jeremiah Castelo De Guzman]

Thank you Sarah. This poem is about what goes through my head when I work out, and during those times, I definitely feel like a gladiator =)

[Lydia Shutter]

Stellar vocabulary in this image packed poem. Insecurity could never exist in such a realm. I enjoyed reading this...inspirational. Lydi**

[Jeremiah Castelo De Guzman]

Thank you Lydi

[Scott Mou]

I love it! I've always been a boxing fan and i love to way you describe it. The use of big words is great (eviscerate, Annihilate). I also love the smidge of rhyming you put in there. Great!

[Jeremiah Castelo De Guzman]

Great Scott I'm glad you like it!