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