Goodbyes

Comes the Dawn: Veronica A.Shoffstall

After a while you will learn the difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul.
And you will learn that love doesn't mean leaning
And company does not always mean security,
And you begin to learn that kisses are not contracts,
And presents are not 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 will 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 midflight.

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...
that you really are strong...
and you really do have worth...

And you learn and you learn...
With every goodbye you learn...