everyday

is a fight

a struggle

a contest

–

testing your mettle

your resolve

your tenacity

against yourself

–

you

have to punch

and kick

and scratch

and claw

towards a better tomorrow

–

never forgetting

the past

or the present

–

those scars

are marks of passion

of the skinny years

just before you touched the fat

–

paint them shades of gold

and share them

as you would a tattoo

or your favorite

work of art