"A Big Step Towards My Future"

Being accepted to do senior service has been an honor,
this means I am one step closure to summer!
But the work for me has just begun,
I have to fill out more applications which is not fun.

I will be volunteering at my mother's hospital,
The New York Harbor Healthcare System is where I hope to be helpful.
First came volunteer applications, now two PPD tests!
This test is a Tuberculosis skin test; I hope I pass so I'll be less stressed.

I have to wait forty eight hours to get my shot examined.
Once I get my results, I will be able to get an ID did I mention?
I have to go through finger printing and bring my personal information.
I will be volunteering in the Emergency Room, but at least I'll have my mother in the hospital as my cushion.

Being able to see how a hospital works first hand will be a preview to my future.
I hope I can handle everything that I see and encounter.

"Timing is Everything"

Ever since I was a freshman I ran the 100 meter hurdle event.

People would ask me "Aren't you too short to go over them?"
I would prove them wrong but feel a little resent.
But that is the least of my struggles, as you will find out in this poem.

I have always been determined to beat my personal bests in hurdles.
For the past three years I have been very successful.
However, this year I wanted to push myself so I can write my times in my journal.
I needed to figure out a way to beat my personal bests and be careful.

Then I realized that I should start using starting blocks.
I have always known I should be starting down but I was doing so well without it.
However, the League Championship Meet was approaching which put me in shock.
I have always been avoiding starting down since freshman year I must admit.

That day, the forecast was in our favor.
I started to feel a little anxiety starting down with a hurdle in front of me.
But starting down while the track was wet was so major.
I remembered Coach Hartney saying "You looked the best you could be."

I set my blocks and mentally prepared myself for the race.
With practice and trust my struggle was finally overcome.
I felt as if I went at an even faster pace!
My start gave me an extra boost and lowered my time a ton!