Tuesday, November 28, 2006

After A While...


Dear Aliyah, time will heal all wounds. You'll get through this tough time..

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 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
you really are strong
you really do have worth
and you learn
and you learn
with every goodbye,

you learn...

14 comments:

cpj said...

saper aaliyah tu? dia putus chenta ek? kem salam kat dia yer.

gravtkills said...

we never stop learnin kan

Cosmic_GurL said...

cikpijah - Aliyah is my 16 year old cousin. Very close to me. She got her heart broken for the 1st time...sian sgt2! :(

gravtkills - Yup, we nvr do. Or else we're not called humans now, are we?

mal said...

Is that your poem or is it a song? whatever it is, its beautiful. My favourite part is "so you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers". Nice one!

Freak and Geek said...

sis, that's deep. with the current state of my emotion, i need that too. thanks!

*hugs to sis sherrie and aliyah*

aliyah (in case u r reading this pience), u'll make it thru. be strong.

Cosmic_GurL said...

Mal - It's a poem...That's my fav line too :) I also love the lines below:
"and you begin to accept your defeats
with your head up and your eyes ahead
with the grace of woman, not the grief of a child"

FnG - Thank you my dear. Im sure Aliyah will make it through. Shes a strong gurl, just like u :)

*Hugs to sis FnG too"

trueblue said...

Nice poem.

Aliyah's got a long way to go. No need to worry too much.

Cheer up, Aliyah. :)

Tynna said...

Meaningful words and yeah...Dear Aliyah...cry all these tears away coz this won't be yr last...sometimes, you find that crying feels good too....
stay close to aunty cosmic gurl...she is yr fren now...:)

Tynna said...

oops....*cousin*..not aunty.hehehhhe...sowwy...

Cosmic_GurL said...

trueblue - yeah, it is a nice poem kan? Thts wht i told her. She's only 16 yrs old..long way to go :)

blackfeline - thanks dear. shes been crying non-stop for a week now. Sigh..

popcornelvis said...

kesian aliyah.
seriously.
kem salam kat dia ok.


p/s:
the name aliyah has always been in my journal.
nama first daughter tuuuu
heh.
bila lah tu kan?
ahaks!

mal said...

Are u inviting bloggers to your wedding? hehehe : )

Cosmic_GurL said...

superdzu - Nanti i sampaikan yr salam kay...it is a nice name kan? Ala2 singer Aliyah gitu...hehehe..

mal - Yes! Selected few...the ones whom ive met and had become good friends with :)

mal said...

Have a good wedding and thereafter. Things will go crazy at times, more often than not. But it's an adventure... Have a nice one.