Poems of Progress
David Devaney shares his reflections about his journey with the Southern Louisiana Veterans Health Care System’s MOVE! Program by writing poetry.
SLVHCS MOVE! Alumni
A New Beginning
Though MOVE! is in each moment, lived.
My persistence is required.
By Annie and great therapists,
I've truly been inspired.
There came a new awareness,
True knowledge, with respect.
A commitment to a better me,
That I cannot neglect.
But do I have the courage,
The wisdom and the will.
To make a firm commitment,
Then true success, instill.
Through seven decades wandering,
I never found my way.
Then six months with MOVE! guiding me,
My commitment’s on display.
I depended solely on myself,
Yet never could succeed.
Then MOVE! instilled the knowledge,
The solution and the need.
So now each moment I'm aware,
No longer I'm alone.
MOVE! Wellness brings commitment,
And I've, much stronger, grown.
My Life’s Now New Begun
David
SLVHCS MOVE! Alumnus
09/01/2023
