Comes the Dawn

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 mean security,

And you learn that kisses aren't contracts

and presents aren't promises,

And you begin to accept your defeats

With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child.

And 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 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 learn.

With every good-bye, you learn.

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