Poetry from the Echoes of the Heart CD

Borne Into The Light

I am beaten down down, but still I rise

Out of the earth of which I am a part.

I gain strength from unworldly ties

From the depths of a burdened heart.

Unfettered are my mind and soul,

Flesh and bone don't cry.

A slave they will not make me

If I decide to fly.

Still I rise to maiden heights

And leave them all behind.

I stand on mountain of mortal ash

And proclaim my peace of mind.

I stand with all the world's oppressed;

Our union in one, strong,

Our story knows no color;

It knows no joyful song.

Still I rise, and in the end

My life will not be owned.

And peace will lie about me;

My spirit be enthroned.

And I will be the noble queen

Of land that is my soul.

When I am borne into the light

as darkness takes its toll.

Sue Mogan-Mattison  

Copyright 2002

Used by permission

Sue is a recording artist, composer and poet based in Ohio.

This poem is from the CD collection Echoes Of The Heart: Song and Verse.

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