'And All You'll Have Are Bruised Knuckles' by Ravyn LaRue

My brother wants me to learn Martial Arts with him
he says I can do it-

"It's about what you're willing to do to someone
It's an art form, about honor and loyalty
It's about being centered
It's about having power over your mind
It's just like everything else Ms.Hart taught us
It's about knowing yourself-"

And although I should be hung up on questions of strength
I'm most worried about not knowing myself
because I do not feel one with my soul as I used to be
I don't know if I know myself anymore

She and I drifted apart
and that scares me more
than any potential enemy blackening my eyes