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After a while you learnthe subtle difference
between holding a hand
and chaining a soul,
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and you learn that love
doesn't mean leaningand company doesn't
always mean security.
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And you begin to learn thatkisses aren't contracts andpresents aren't promises,
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and you begin to accept
your defeatswith your head up and
your eyes aheadwith the grace of an adult,
not the grief of a child.
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And you learn to build
all your roads on today,
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because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans and
futures have a way of falling
down in mid-flight.
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After a while you learnthat even sunshine burnsif you get too much.
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So you plant your own gardenand decorate your own soulinstead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
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And you learn that
you really can endureyou really are strongyou really do have worth.
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And you learn,and you learn,with every goodbye,
you learn...
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It’s that the life
is really worth
when you have
the value of
facing it!. ©October/2008