Comes The Dawn

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 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 tomorrows 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 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 are really strong,

And you really do have worth.

And you learn and learn... and you learn,

With every good-bye you learn.

Author Veronica Shoffit

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