[Marit]

After A While You Learn

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After a while you learn the subtle difference,

Between holding a hand and chaining a soul.

And you lern that love doesn't mean leaning,

And company doesen't mean security.

And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts,

And presents aren't promises.

And you begin to accept your defeat,

With your head up and your eyes ahead,

With the grace of a women not the grief of a child.

And you learn to build all of your roads today,

Because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plants.

And futures have a way of falling down in the mid flight.

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,

And you learn that you really do have worth

And you learn and learn,

With every goodbye you leran.

Veronica A. Shoffstall