After A While ©1971 Veronica A. Shoffstall
One of my fave poems!
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 aheadwith 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...
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 aheadwith 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...
posted by Enia | 4:37 AM
3 Comments:
Thankyou.
And at 4.37am!
Beautiful..
this poem has been such an inspiration to me,whenever ive been down concerning an abusive realashonship .....ive passed it on to other women,during thier hardtimes going through,something similar,it really is advice built into a poem....thankyou v.a.s. for your wisdom while writing this.....margaret
I did not know that this text was in Veronica Shoffstall .. in Brazil was launched by the famous writer William Shakespeare .... and I really believed that he had done!
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