"Comes the dawn" by Virginia Shopstall
After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul. You realize that love doesn't mean learning and company doesn't mean security. And you learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises. And you learn to accept your defeat with your head up and your eyes open with the grace of a woman or man - not the grief of a child. And you learn to build your hopes on today ... as tomorrow's ground is too uncertain ... As plans and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight. And 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 goodbye you learn...
Selah
Luna
Sadie & Jude
Karma
Lily
Prospect Park
beautiful nature
Outting.
my true happiness
Brooklyn Sakura
Brooklyn Cathedral
New Orleans.
3 comments:
I guess all I can say is that I get it. I don't know how well it applies to reality (and I don't mean that in a negative sense, I really don't know) but it's a very empowering concept and probably written by someone who has rolled with her fair share of punches.
this speaks with a truer voice than most :) haven't had that much experience, but these words resonated with me...i agree, strength has to come primarily from oneself, and one can't depend on someone else for one's happiness...
I really like the line "plant your own garden...instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers."
That's the way to do it.
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