TKO

TKO
by: MHD

Pale, pregnant,
pugilist's wife
watches her man go down.

Face to the mat
flash-bulbs flash.
Frantic fans cry out.

Dilated pupil, diminished
dead stare, past his praying wife.

Dime-store Danny dances around the ring.

Originally posted on January 10, 2006 on Myspace.

A little more of my poetry.