Prepared, hardened, but there’s still shock;

Trouble ensues, combos flying,

Body and mind think they’re dying.

Bludgeoning from a cinderblock?

Bones dipped in steel hand out a knock.

His eyes lost in desperation,

Tries to move, but hesitation.

A rapid shift from here to there;

The end is near, sighs of despair.

Rules stopped his annihilation.

Prompted from Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt at: https://ronovanwrites.com/2020/12/09/ronovan-writes-decima-poetry-challenge-prompt-no-35-knock-in-the-a-rhyme-line/.

Prompted from Three Things Challenge at: https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2020/12/09/three-things-challenge-442/.

Prompted from Word of the Day Challenge at: https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2020/12/09/desperation/.

Prompted from Your Daily Word Prompt at: https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2020/12/09/your-daily-word-prompt-rapid-ydwordprompt-december-9-2020/.