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By lynn gipson
10/04/14
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Mark and I lived in our own little world,
He was my fellow, I was his girl,
So gentle and kind, he made my heart reel,
With a love so deep I can still feel.

His family accepted me as one of their own,
My past seemed not to be seen as was sown,
Three sisters and a brother came with his love,
A family from God and the heavens above.

Mark was much younger and had no fears,
I was older by more than mere years,
Life had been hard when he came my way,
My heart was filled with terror each day.

He came in the night and saved my life,
Three years later, he made me his wife,
It broke my heart when we lost our baby,
I thought we would have another, maybe.

Swimming, boating, camping, fishing,
All of the things I'd always been wishing,
Midnight kisses on the old fishing pier,
His arms were tight as he held me near.

I came from dark places, certainly of hell,
Carrying past demons I knew so well,
Voices came through so loud and clear,
To the destruction of all I held dear.

My demons seemed to go quiet for awhile,
Love gave me reason to laugh and smile,
But deep in my soul a longing was strong,
A voice told me something was wrong.

My love for Mark was beautiful and true,
Days of color, but night dreams turned blue,
The demons fought and eventually won,
Once again, the hellish thoughts had begun.

My past included a beloved son,
My pain for him burned ever so strong,
Yearnings raked wide the hole in my soul,
Loss of his presence had taken its toll.

Saying goodbye to Mark, my very best friend,
So hurtful, yet I knew it all had to end
Tears flowed like rain as I said farewell,
There were secrets inside I could never tell.

I lost more than love that final day.
Half of my soul so wanted to stay.
Losing his family shattered my heart,
And yet, I needed an unknown new start.

Those six years I've relived many times,
Days with Mark and his family were mine,
Love has not felt that way even since,
But God in His mercy did recompense.

A compassionate God rained down His grace,
I found the future I was able to face,
In the end the demons lost,
Though the victory came at great cost.

Reunion with my son made me complete,
Still, memories of love lost were bittersweet.
But finally I regained that which was taken,
When years before I was forsaken.

It seems that in life there is always a trade,
But the journey continues with a path God made,
Now I see clearly all those sweet years ago,
Mark's happy, and that's all I need to know.

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