Raise Mercy from the Root

I learned to walk on sand, not on stone:
This made it twice as hard to stand alone
And since I didn't learn the pain of falling
I never heard my calling.

I learned to swim in seas of ice and salt:
To fight against the tide with every kick
And since I couldn't dream to call a halt
I never learned to float.

Fear makes weak men brave,
As strength makes us all fools.

Give hard starts their rest
You deserve to fly.