It never turned out the way I wanted it to.

What a setback!

Did I put in my best? Yes!

I thought so much, trained so hard, but did my bout do me justice? No!

Thoughts began to surface in the toilet. Am I just not good enough?

Deep down, I knew I could win. I told myself. 12 more months. One more time.

Burn, fire, burn.

Even so, the feeling cannot be stopped, the flow cannot be stemmed, I just need to get over it.