learn...!

"After a while 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 promisses

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

and you learn

and you learn..."

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