POSTED AT 01:16 AM
COMES THE DAWN
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 mean security,
And you begin to understand
that kisses aren't contracts
And presents aren't promises,
And you begin
to accept your defeats
With your head held high and your eyes open,
With
the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child.
You learn to build your roads
on today
Because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans,
And
future's have a way of falling down in 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 learn and you
learn
With every goodbye, you learn.
-Veronica a. Shoffstall
