At the edge of the board
Hovers above the blue jewel pool
Marshaling resolve
Hands trembling
Below
Aqueous trial
To leap is to dare
To confront the liquid mirror
Plunge into depths unknown
Submerge into a vortex
Of rising bubbles
And ripples
To emerge
Reborn
On a tiled floor
Each stroke, a challenge faced
Each droplet of water, a testament
Trepidation becomes triumph
As old fears wash away
In a lave of bravery
