After a while you learn

My thanks to Glorianna Gee for kindly allowing me to share her wonderful poem with you.

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 mean 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 the even sunshine burns
If you get too much

So you plant your garden
And decorate your soul
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers

And you learn that you can really endure
That you really are strong
And you really do have worth

And you learn
And you learn

With every good-bye you learn

It is only with the heart that one can see clearly: What’s essential is invisible to the eye.

Glorianna Gee