Get Lost

After a while
you learn the subtle difference between
Holding a hand and chaining a soul
and you learn 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 always 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 certain for plans
and futures have a wayof falling down 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 goodbye you learn.

~The Get Lost Girls