For you. Please read.

[hot tea]

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 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 open
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 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 learn...

With every good-bye you learn.

— Jorge Luis Borges

 

[Memphis]

Thanks for posting this, it was the perfect thing for me to read right now. I especially love the line "With every goodbye you learn"....

 

[AbbynChloe]

Beautiful poem xxxx

 

[Laura2919]

Thats lovely.

I also like 'With every goodbye you learn'

 

[JessdueJan]

That's lovely

 

[xminimotox]

Beautiful x

 

[amotherslove]

i really hope i learn something.. because it feels like a whole lot of nothing.. the only thing ive learned is to not trust people.. and thats not what i want to get out of this situation..

 

[Vinushka]

I'm crying now, it's been almost 3 months, and my children's birthdaysare soon, and I still just want him here. I hold my head up in public, but every night I'm still crying.

 

[Sarahkka]

Beautiful offering. Thank you!