After a While

It's been awhile. Sorry. Life's got me busy as all hell and there are days when I feel like I'm getting absolutely nothing done despite of how busy I am. It's like a never ending circle of work, but the end is finally drawing near. Unfortunately, the end also brings on even more work and I have yet to figure out how I'm going to get it all done.

I just stumbled on this poem, and, while I don't have much time to fill you in on my life, I thought I'd post it here.

After a While

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 are really strong 
And you really do have worth
And you learn and you learn 
With every good bye you learn.

-- Jorge Luis Borges (Translated by: Veronica A. Shoffstall)