Fight another day

You're done.
Fight another day.

You're done, today.
Fight, another day.

Unforgettable.
The day, the feeling,
the location, the smell in the air,
the sound in my ears, and the beat in my chest when I heard those words spoken to me for the first time.

Stop.

You're done.
Brain firing on all cylinders: Done?
No good?
Worthless? Weak?
Dumb?

Fight another day.
Brain firing on all cylinders: Leave.
Don't come back until you're ready.
You're not enough.

Stop.

You're done.
(Care.)

Fight another day.
(Direction.)

Stop.

Mindset.
Mechanics.
Mechanics.
Mindset.

Roar from the back of my brain panicking, over-thinking, over-analyzing, hitting rewind through every failure in my life and pinning this on my cork-board of failures as I process those five words through the rest of my being in those seconds after they were spoken. Beaten, broken, let down from the challenge I was just facing and ready to tilt my head down in shame from the thoughts covering any hope, faith, or light inside my chest.

Stop.

( WHY DID YOU SAY THAT TO ME )

You're done, today.
You're done, for now.
Now is not tomorrow.
Now is not forever.

You're done.
Fight another day.

Roar. Roar from the bottom of your heart. Roar at the back of your brain. Roar again tomorrow. Roar again for yourself. Roar again at the challenge you faced. Roar from within. Learn to roar. Learn to roar for yourself. Learn the sound of your roar. Learn the volumes that you've never reached. Learn about the silence in this stillness of being stopped. Listen. Learn to listen. Learn. Earn your roar. Roar again. Rise again.

You're done.
Fight another day.

Keep Going.