YOU LEARN
Author Anonymous
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 always 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 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
tomorrows ground is too uncertain for plans and futures
have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while even sunshine burns if you ask too much.
So you plant your own garden and
decorate your own soul,
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And your learn that you really can endure,
that you are really strong,
and that your love does have worth
and you learn and you learn
with every goodbye
you learn.