Pugilist

You've always been a fighter
but even fighters get tired
time and time again
you've proven to be a survivor
but I know the damage has 
taken its toll on you
you wear your scars like medals 
from battles you've lost
and wars you've won
but how do you expect the rest
of your wounds to heal if 
you keep beating yourself up
maybe you've become numb to it 
and don't realize what you're doing
but you're hurting yourself
more than anyone ever could
by becoming the abuser
you've become unrecognizable
not just to yourself
but also to others who remember
the person you were before
do you still remember that person
if you want to see that person again
stop beating yourself up
and give yourself more time to 
find the strength you had 
when you were fighting to survive
you've always been a fighter

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