The Start of the End

Years of pain, devastation, mental anguish 
This day is the start of the end 
Days of pain, fighting to be heard 
Letting go of the past for good, welcoming the now and future

The gateway to the future has opened 
Taking that walk through the gate, leading to new adventures 
With everyday I will have a new experience and new friends 
New friends, Old friends, allow me to feel a special wealth

My physical fight is drawing to an end 
Feeling the end is getting closer with every moment that passes 
The pain somehow does not seem so horrible 
Knowing it is coming to an end

I have made it to the top of the mountain, I can scream my victory 
Let everyone hear me, singing of a sweet victory 
A victory I thought would never come 
Lessons learned were great and plenty, but I did learn 

The physical, mental and the victory of the heart 
My heart feels satisfied; my physical is finally healing 
My mind is now well tuned and working like a precision wound clock 
I just need to let go of the past, I have learned so much

I am on that walk through the gate from the past to the present and future 
Come with me, be with me, and share with me, the future and my heart 
I am calling to you, come with me, join me in the future 
Let us shape the future together, let us be as one
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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