After a While
by
Veronica Shoffstall.

After a while you learn that love doesn mean learning and
company doesn't mean security,
And you begin to learn that kisses arent contracts
and presents aren't promises,
And you begin to accept your defeat with your head
up and your eyes open, with the grace of an adult,
not the grief of a child,
And you learn to build all your roads on today because
tomorrow ground is too uncertain for plans.

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 else 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 you learn
with every goodbye, you learn...