air...borne by NothingNess
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she never knew how far she could go but then again...
After a while you learn
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 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 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
you really are strong
you really do have worth
and you learn
and you learn
with every goodbye, you learn...
© 1971 Veronica A. Shoffstall
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Comments (7)
zoren
..... who does?
auntietk
Attaining new heights ... what a rush! :)
hipps13
so many thoughts as I just read and re-read does make me wonder as I sit here stuttering
beachzz
Ah, she'll just keep going till she finds out
wonderful!!brother_meed
... Behind the Safe Door inside the Strongbox the steel door does not allow the tumbling of the dice to roll... b.
DennisReed
A wonderful ascension!
experimental
I found myself on an aircraft recently and I was staring at the landscape the clouds made from above and it was an uncanny beauty. Your little poem just brought all of that back to life for me. I thank you dearly for that. Beautiful work.