The Rosemary Soul

Married at eighteen

Divorced at twenty

And the time inbetween

She saw plenty

That she promised she’d never see again

She left her town of birth

Left her demons behind

It felt like leaving earth

She set herself a target

To find out what she’s worth

She moved to a market town

Found it easier to hide

Rented a flat with a garden

Grew herself some pride

And all her guilt was pardoned

Her dark past dead and cold

Her life was all afloat

She felt so brave and bold

So she bought herself a boat

And called it The Rosemary Soul

And she sailed on the canals of England

And she counted all the stars

And she lived till she was eighty five

And she never felt so alive.

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