Struck

it hits like a train going at full speed

it comes out of nowhere

you can’t see it coming

and just like that, you’re left there

laying in the ground, badly hurt

you can’t move, you can’t breathe

in a slow pain you try to stand up

you start to breathe again

you never know how much time has passed

you can only try to bear the pain

sometimes your wounds won’t hurt so much

you slowly start standing up, walking

you can breathe better

everything seems hopeful

and then

it hits like a train going at full speed

it comes out of nowhere