Once Upon a Summer

Once upon a summer I flew

Made great leaps and bounds

Once upon a summer I led

Ran ahead

Once upon a summer I dreamed

I’d face the lions and not mind a bit

Once upon a summer I could run and run

Not lose a breath

Then run some more

Once upon a summer

Once upon a summer

Now I fall

Couldn’t get up and stand

Now I drop

No more charging straight ahead

Now I doubt

Could I really start anew

Now is when I fail and learn

Lose my breath

Then start again

Once upon a summer I dreamed it would be easy

Never thought I’d fall so far

Now doubt is placed

And I’ve tried to beat it back

I thought I’d do something new

Be so easy fly right through

Now I’ve struggled to breathe

I wonder how far I’ll go

Before I fall again

But the symbol on my neck reminds me that I’ll never fall too far

Never lose myself

Never lose all strength

And never face a problem too big

Summer draws to an end

The lion rears her head

My breath is lost,

But I will gain it back

The lion will not go undefeated

The mountain unclimbed

I will scale to the top

Catch my breath

Stand up

Start again

 

What I meant by “But the symbol on my neck reminds me:” I wear a little necklace with a cross on it 24/7 now. (yes Gracelyn, that’s new) I started doing it when I started public school. It’s really small, the size of my pinkie nail (and I don’t have very big fingers)