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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 present's aren’t 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 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…
That you really are strong
And you really do have worth,
and you learn and learn...
With every goodbye you learn.

© Veronica A. Shoffstall 1971

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Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.

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