Comes the Dawn

Comes the Dawn

After awhile you learn the subtle difference

Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,

And you learn that love doesn't mean learning

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 your head up and your eyes open,

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

And learn to build your roads

On today because tomorrow's ground

Is too uncertain for plans, and futures have

A way of falling down in midflight.

After 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.

Author Unknown