Trying to get my head down for some study.
It's hard to get motivated, there are so many other things to think about, analyse and obsess over. But this has always been a favourite for me at the end of an era, when I really need to move on.

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
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 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
That you really do have worth.
And you learn and you learn.
With every goodbye you learn.
- Veronica A Shoffstall.