she was cradled in her mother's arms
her daddy smiling to his ears
she took her first steps, stumbling,
but getting up to try one more time
she walked into preschool
her eyes welling up as she left her mother
she got ready for kindergarten
and then for middle school
she started to grow up
to feel like she belonged somewhere
she searched for her hobbies
what she liked and what she didn't
she made friends
made it to high school
she was through the sadness
the tears, the puberty
she opened the doors to a new life
found herself busier than ever
some days good, some bad,
some worse than others
but she worked hard
through them and put forth the effort
she was heartbroken
and she was more torn apart than ever
and there comes a time
in everyone's lives
when they fall so hard
they think they'll never get up
but that's what separates
winners and losers
winners, like her,
stand, fall, and get up again
she went to college
she got a job
she found true love
she got married
and one day, instead of being the baby,
she was the mother cradling her own daughter
she fought through the battles
and she won the war
make sure you live to see it
because it's worth it
