I will understand, One day

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 to 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 to 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.