Poem

[hicaniplay]

Just found this poem and I really enjoyed it so thought I'd share.

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 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 an adult not the grief of a child.
And you learn to build your roads today
because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans
and futures have ways 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
that you really are strong
and you really do have worth
and you learn
and you learn...

With every good bye you learn.

Anyone else read a poem (or other short piece of writing) recently that they enjoyed enough to share?

[CharmedPhoenix]

That's nice. 

The only thing I have right now is a quote from Dr Oz:  "People don't change based on what they know, they change based on what they feel."