Sink or Swim

Instead of chasing balls with friends I was focusing on something else instead In four months time I would find That dishes only what you can handle It's rather scary for a 9 year old to go under the scalpel "It's an experimental procedure" the doctors told my mom and with that my mom decided that it shouldn't be prolonged. The fear going in was something else entirely The nurse asked for my hand, and I gave it shyly. The surgery went fine with few repercussions at nine years old I could finally read overcoming the fears and the inability to see My mother told me whenever I'm afraid to remember this words and I will never go in vain "When life feels like a current, and you don't think you can swim remember you are my daughter and you will always find your fins" Now, 8 years later I can still hear my mothers voice that when ever life gets really tough you always have a choice To sink or swim life only throws at you what you think you can win everyone has their challenges and somehow must of us still manages to wake up in the morning and try it again.