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Why anyone would want to claim it is beyond me, but for what it&#8217;s worth, I wrote it, and if I&#8217;d known it was going to be this popular, I&#8217;d have done a better job of it. &#8211; V.S.)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;After a While&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After a while you learn<br \/>\nthe subtle difference between<br \/>\nholding a hand and chaining a soul<br \/>\nand you learn<br \/>\nthat love doesn&#8217;t mean leaning<br \/>\nand company doesn&#8217;t always mean security.<br \/>\nAnd you begin to learn<br \/>\nthat kisses aren&#8217;t contracts<br \/>\nand presents aren&#8217;t promises<br \/>\nand you begin to accept your defeats<br \/>\nwith your head up and your eyes ahead<br \/>\nwith the grace of woman,<br \/>\nnot the grief of a child<br \/>\nand you learn<br \/>\nto build all your roads on today<br \/>\nbecause tomorrow&#8217;s ground is<br \/>\ntoo uncertain for plans<br \/>\nand futures have a way of falling down<br \/>\nin mid-flight.<br \/>\nAfter a while you learn<br \/>\nthat even sunshine burns<br \/>\nif you get too much<br \/>\nso you plant your own garden<br \/>\nand decorate your own soul<br \/>\ninstead of waiting for someone<br \/>\nto bring you flowers.<br \/>\nAnd you learn that you really can endure<br \/>\nyou really are strong<br \/>\nyou really do have worth<br \/>\nand you learn<br \/>\nand you learn<br \/>\nwith every goodbye, you learn&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 1971 Veronica A. 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