Stigma

[milo]

I appreciate feedback! I feel like I often post in miscellaneous because my intentions when I start writing are vague at best. Starting with a loose idea. I think the poem is worth tinkering with and work shopping. I started off trying to make a metaphor for stigma that is not super black and white.

So, I think the metaphor is pretty well-drawn on the one side of the equation.  Every metaphor has 2 sides and I don't know if it is as well-drawn:

I see the boxer  - I think you have done a good job drawing out the boxer's journey here.  Are there other places in the poem or wording you could be using to point back to stigma?

Just some thoughts.

Thanks