Tuesday, 09 September 2008

• After awhile you learn the subtle difference
  between holding a hand and chaining a soul
  and you learn that love doesn't mean possession
  and company doesn't 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 an adult
  not the grief of a child
  and you learn to build your roads today
  because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans
  and futures have ways of falling down in mid-flight.
  after awhile 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
  -After a while by Veronica A. Shoffstall.
  
  and thats my goal - to learn.
  
  

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