The Swamp Saga - The End Poem by (De Va)

September 13,2011

The swamp pulses with life
Always filling me with strife.
But, anew I am born
Not to be forlorn

He entered my heart,
Said we would not part
Staying power he told me
Really wanted to hold me.

He said he would not hurt me
He said he would not shirk me.
He said he would not deceive
Assured he would not leave.

He did not mean to lie
He meant it by and by
But life changed for him
And he left upon a whim.

So today, I claim my soul
I stand tall, no longer low.
Family always at my side
To heal a heart that died.

Smiles come to my lips
Hands placed gingerly on my hips
Strong inside my soul I am
No man will ever take me down.

My heart beats strong and pure
My soul soars where he can not dare
I fly above the cesspool swamp
And in the heavens, I gayly stomp

I found my freedom once before
Again I will do what I do adore
Flying high on soft ocean breezes
Doing everything that pleases.

I say good bye to pain and strife
And move toward the light in my life
I say good bye to deceit and lies
Soaring higher and my soul flies.

To him I am so grateful
To him I am not hateful
My lessons, I have studied
My heart has been bloodied

But always in my heart, he is
Always in my soul, he is
Always part of who I am
I know it wasn't just a sham

Freedom has come at last
Never to return to the past
My soul flies higher always in sight
My heart is lifted to new heights