After A While
©1971 Veronica A. Shoffstall
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 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.
And 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...
"you really are strong...you really are worth..." These are profound words...:)
ReplyDeleteI have come to realise that we really are strong and we really are worth! It's just that sometimes, we don't see the strength in ourselves, but we learn, learn and keep learning, and with every experience, whether good or bad, we become a newer and richer person, we gain something:)
Life I guess is meant to be, like they say a journey, with sometimes good roads and not so good roads, with ups and downs, with myriad sceneries...with everything packed in one! I'm glad we're partners in this journey, and will hope that our partnership goes beyond this journey...love ya always my friend, my sister...:)