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 Title:  "After Awhile"
Size:  8 x 10
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Paper Styles:  White and Cream
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After awhile you learn the subtle difference
between holding a hand and chaining a soul.
And you begin to learn that love doesn't mean leaving
and company doesn't mean security.
And you learn that kisses aren't contracts
and presents aren't promises.
And you learn to accept you defeats
with the grace of a woman or man-not the grief of a child.
And you learn to build all your roads on today
because tomorrow's dreams have a way of falling down in midflight.
After awhile you learn that even sunshine burns
if you ask too much.
So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
After awhile you learn that you really can endure,
that you really are strong,
and you really do have worth; and you learn-
with every good-bye---you leard.