There's a thin line between the poet and the bum,
Usually both are broke,
In boxing circles, there's the bum of the month,
And like the poet, considered a joke.
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fresh perspective, intersting parellel, like the closing lines
Great ryming scheme. Good piece. Thanks for sharing. I will read more of your work.
I was utterly useless at boxing due to my short sightedness and tendency to use karate moves when getting hammered, like a swift kick in the crotch. My enforced army boxing career lasted about 2 minutes! Criticism of my poetry however tends to be by people beyond arms' length. Dammit.