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Runes From A Cachinnating Pugilist

In the ring and on the ropes
But still bobbing, jabbing, weaving

Laughing in the face of
Black eyes,
Boxed ears,
Split lips

This cachinnating pugilist
Spitting blood,
Spilling guts,
Sparring runes

Photograph by: Michael Brennan/Corbis