The Legend of Xena and Gabrielle
by Cheryl Roland
She was a mighty warrior
Born of betrayal, hate and rage
Her spirit was broken on a cross
Along with her body and legs
She set forth on a dark and dangerous path
After being saved from certain death
With a new purpose in life
She let vengeance fuel each breath
Her soldiers showed no mercy
As they marched across the land
Carrying out her orders
Until she made a fateful stand
She defied her men to save an innocent child
And for that she had to pay the price
Facing a gauntlet of vicious blows
She barely crawled out alive
Her road to redemption began that night
Fighting the darkness that engulfed her soul
Finding solace in doing good deeds
And in the friend she would soon come to know
They met by fate
As the warrior was about to give up
She had no idea how her life was about change
Through a journey of friendship and love
They were an unlikely pairing
The warrior and the poet
Their lives were destined to be intertwined
Though neither one would know it
Danger and trouble were never far away
They lived and died so many times
The ups and downs only strengthened their bond
As they vowed to always be at the other’s side
They said one day it would come down to this
Knowing what must be done
Sacrificing for the final right thing
And still believing in the greater good that was to come
The warrior gave herself up in battle
To free thousands of trapped souls
Leaving behind her cherished partner
And the greatest love she had ever known
So goes the legend and stories of
The mighty Warrior Princess Xena and her Battling Bard Gabrielle
As the sun set leaving the world to mourn for their heroes
And the last adventure the two soulmates would ever tell