Friday, January 13, 2012

After A While

After a while
you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul 
and you learn that love doesn't mean leaning and company doesn't 
always mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't 
always promises 
and you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes
ahead with the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child.  
And you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow's ground
is too uncertain for plans and futures have a way of falling down mid-
flight.
After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much
So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul instead of
waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure, that you really are strong and 
you really do have worth and you learn and you learn
with every good-bye you learn.

~Veronica A. Shoffstall

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