Ghost Fighter

The chiseled Adonis
had all the tools
a champion needs

Power, stamina, and speed

A huge heart with mad skills

The whole battle package

Except for one fatal design flaw

A porcelain like glass jaw

Tap it and down he went
to taste the canvas

An anatomical
career buster for a boxer

Today the former fighter
is a pugilistic teacher
of global renown

Trainer of champions

By conventional standards
of happiness
he is the definition of success

and yet..

Late night
when alone in the gym
he hops into the ring
to shadow box with the past

Forever sparring against
the ghost
of what could have been