|
After awhile 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 mean security...
And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts...
And presents aren't promises...
And you begin to accept your defeats with your head held
up and your eyes open...
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 in mid-flight.
After awhile 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...
That you really have self-worth.
And you learn and learn...
With every good-bye you learn.
~ Veronica Shoffstall ~ |
|
