The
sole difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul
is that you learn that love doesn't mean possession
and you begin to 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 forward with the grace of an adult not the grace of a
child...
...and
you learn to build your roads today
because tomorrow is too uncertain for plans
and futures have a way of falling down in mid flight
...and
after a while even sunshine burns if you get too much...
so you plant your garden and you decorate your own soul
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers
and you learn you really can endure...
that you really are strong and you really do have worth...
...and you learn...and you learn... AFTER A WHILE.