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One to one, when only one can win,
scarily pinning pot-shots on a dancing chin,
spindly on fluid legs, and ever wary
of a meteor tearing in, I strive to vanquish.
Thankful for breath left after whirlwind slamming,
I cram galactic fury in the black hole
of my soul, priming the trigger for a Big Bang,
then clanging the clapper of the ring's glory bell.
Swelling crescendo in ecstatic excitement, the raucous
chorus spills its spores. I fill the floor,
pirouetting to attract the more acclaim,
with brain fizzing, and arms like flames to the sky.
     My brow's now felt (whatever else my tale)
     Olympic laurels - lower down that scale!