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I wake before dawn, knuckles sore from the wall

Sweat on the floor, learned to stand when I fall

Training in shadows where nobody clap

Reps with the pain, put my soul on the mat

Every breath measured, every strike slow

Weak form shattered so the truth can show

I run till my lungs feel ready to quit

Then run some more, that’s where growth live

Bruises stack lessons deep in the skin

Lost every fight before learning to win

Muscle remember what fear tried to hide

Discipline built when the ego died

I train my balance on cracked-ass ground

If I can stand here, I won’t go down

Failures repeat till the message stick

You don’t skip steps, you earn that shit

Hands bleed knowledge, bones learn law

Strength ain’t loud, it’s the quiet jaw

I punch the dark till my doubts give way

Training ain’t glory, it’s debt I pay

One night the noise in my head get loud

All that motion break into a cloud

I sit still for once, no fists, no rage

Feel something shift inside the cage

Breath go deep like I fell through space

Old memories rush, I see my face

Not who I am but who I was

All that anger without a cause

Fear at the root, coiled and tight

I face it raw in the dead of night

Spine light up like a rising flame

Each block unlock with a flash of shame

Truth hit hard, ego scream

Identity rip at the fucking seams

I drown, I shake, I almost fold

Awakening cold, not bright or gold

Spirit crack open, pain rush in

That’s how rebirth really begin

I see myself clear, no mask, no lie

Power ain’t gifted, it’s paid in time

After the storm, I move different now

Same body, different vow

I sharpen focus, map the terrain

Study the enemy, study my pain

I don’t just train fists, I train delay

Timing kill quicker than strength anyway

Gear laid out, mind laid bare

Every weakness tagged and repaired

I rehearse failure so it don’t surprise

Picture worst-case behind my eyes

Meditation steady my pulse

Heart calm even when the stakes convulse

I write codes I refuse to break

Lines in my soul no fear can shake

If I rush now, I lose it all

Preparation mean learning to stall

Every move got intention behind

Weaponized body, disciplined mind

I ain’t eager, I ain’t loud

Confidence quiet, sharp, and proud

Then the moment come, air feel thin

No countdown, it just begin

Enemy step with a godlike grin

Pressure hit heavy, but I’m locked in

World fade out, breath stay slow

All that training start to flow

First clash shake the fucking ground

But my feet rooted, I don’t go down

Pain hit loud, I welcome it in

Old me panic - new me grin

I adapt mid-fight, switch my frame

Fire when needed, calm when I aim

Every strike clean, no wasted rage

I fight like I trained, page by page

Fear knock once, I don’t answer the door

I beat that demon long before

Blood on my lip, vision clear

I been ready for this right here

When it end, I’m still standing tall

Not ‘cause I’m chosen - I earned it all

Battle outside just proof I grew

Hardest war already through

No cheers, no light, just truth I see

Victory born from mastery