After a while you learn...

by Veronica A. Shoffstall, © 1971

After some time you learn the difference,
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 presents 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 the sun burns if you get too much,
And learn that it doesn't matter how much you do care
about,
Some people simply don't care at all.
And you accept that it doesn't matter how good a
person is,
She will hurt you once in a while,
And you need to forgive her for that.
You learn that talking can relieve emotional pain.
You discover that it takes several years to build a
relationship based on confi
dence,
And just a few seconds to destroy it.
And that you can do something just in an instant,
And which you will regret for the rest of your life.
You learn that the true friendships,
Continue to grow even from miles away.
And that what matters isn't what you have in your
life,
But who you have in your life.
And that good friends are the family
We are allowed to choose.
You learn that we don't have to switch our friends,
If we understand that friends can change.
You notice that you and your best friend may do
anything, or nothing,
And have good moments together.
You discover that the people whom you most care about
in your life,
Are taken from you so quickly,
So we must always leave the people whom we care about
with lovely words,
It may be the last time we see them.
You learn that the circunstances and the enviroment
have influence upon us,
But we are responsible for ourselves.
You start to learn that you should not compare
yourself with others,
But with the best you can be.
You discover that it takes a long time to become the
person you wish to be,
And that time is short.
You learn that it doesn't matter where you have
reached,
But where you are going to.
But if you don't know where you are going to,
Anywhere will do.
You learn that either you control your acts,
Or they shall control you.
And that to be flexible doesn't mean to be weak or not
to have personality,
Because it doesn't matter how delicate and fragile a
situation is,
There are always two sides.
You learn that heroes are those who did what was
necessary to be done,
Facing the consequences.
You learn that patience demands a lot of practice.
You discover that sometimes,
The person whom you most expect to be kicked by when
you fall,
Is the one of the few who will help you stand up.
You learn that maturity has more to do with the kinds
of experiences you had
And what you learn from them,
Than how many birthdays you have celebrated.
You learn that there are more from you parents inside
you than you thought.
You learn that we shall never tell a child that dreams
are silly,
Very few things are so humiliating,
And it would be a tragedy if she belived in it.
You learn that when you are angry,
You have the right to be angry,
But this doesn't give you the right to be cruel.
You discover that only because someone doesn't love
you the way you would like
her to,
It doesn't mean that this person doesn't love you the
most she can,
Beacuse there are people who love us,
But just don't know how to show or live that.
You learn that sometimes it isn't enough being
forgiven by someone,
Sometimes you have to learn how to forgive yourself.
You learn that with the same harshness you judge,
Some day you will be condemned.
You learn that it doesn't matter in how many pieces
your heart has been broken,
The world doesn't stop for you to fix it.
You learn that time isn't something you can turn back,

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.
You really are strong
And you can go so farther than you thougt you could.
And that life really has a value.
And you have value within the life.
And that our gifts are betrayers,
And make us lose
The good we could conquer,
If it wasn't for the fear of trying.

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