Phenomenal by LeTeisha Newton

I saw her when my face looked like ground meat.
She had one shoe, lost to the world, fragile, and so fucking beautiful I couldn’t look away.
And then she asked me to take her home. To take away the pain.

It was dangerous to make such a request. Not knowing who I was. What I could do. But I took her home. Did what she asked. And fell in love with her. Fell in love with the broken girl who twisted me up inside. Taught me I was worth believing in. Showed me that I didn’t have to lose in the ring anymore, because she gave me the strength to fight harder.
And then I lost her…

I’ve got to get her back. Fight for her. Win. Take what’s mine, and keep her.