After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul...
you learn that love doesn't mean possession and company doesn't always mean security...
you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't 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 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...
you learn that you really can endure...you really are strong...you really do have worth...
and you learn...and you learn...with every goodbye...you learn...

~ By Veronica A Shoffstall

Back to Main