Wrestler - February 13th, 2009 - by MrM

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Make the grown men bleed
To hear the cheers.

Serve humanity,
Then face its jeers.

Keep your dignity
At any price.

If true love appears,
Better think twice.

Jump into the ring.
Forget yourself.

Hollow praise - meaning:
Trophys. Dust. Shelf.

Old, washed up has been,
What are you now?

Just a hollow shell.
Take one last bow.

 

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written after watching the movie "The Wrestler."