GOLDEN SUNSET

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 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 that even sunshine burns if you get too much
  So you plant your own garden & 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 that you really do have worth.
  And you learn...
  and you learn...
  with every good-bye...
   you learn.