I No Retreat, I No Surrender

I No Retreat, I No Surrender
(a true story)

Five against one
But I didn't run

They wanted money
But I had none

They claimed I stole their quarter
I never knew them in my life

They followed me across the street
They wanted to pick a fight

And so they did

Like the cowards they are
They are confident in their numbers

Alone, they are weak
But five against one, they are thunder

But I no retreat
I no surrender

They kicked, they punched
But nothing landed

They wanted to beat me to a pulp
But I had a supernatural advantage

I was lucky

Adults drove by
Looking but not helping

I felt the fear in their eyes
As they took sides, with my aggressors

And so the onslaughts continued
Their anger and confusion accrued

They couldn't fathom why
They couldn't win against just one dude

I could see the apprehension in their pupils
And their once loud roars become simple

I moved, I floated, I parried every attempt
They ganged up on me and surrounded me like a fence

But I no retreat
I no surrender

And I was rescued by a yellow bus driver

I went home
And never said a word to my parents

But I finally broke down and cried
It was my first time experiencing real hate and violence

And my heart broke

They never bullied me again
No one bullies me

I no retreat
I no surrender

And now after mastering my martial art
I am the lightning, I am the thunder