Am I a punching bag?

I sure as hell don’t look like one…

So, stop treating me like one.

I refuse to do a knock-out round with you.

I am not a boxer; I am not a wrestler; I am not made for the ring, but for the battlefield and I truly don’t want to wage war with you. I’d rather build mountains higher than Mt. Everest to block your destructive path than meet your chaos head-on.

I am no coward, but I won’t lay my life down so you can stomp all over it only to return later to apologize to the empty shell you created.

I am not retreating, but advancing in a new direction.