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/.