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He Is Not Gone
Sonnet
Tears
I have learned...
You
I've learned-
� � � that you cannot make someone love you.
� � � All you can do is
� � � be someone who can be loved.
� � � The rest is up to them.
I've learned-
� � � that no matter how much I care,
� � � some people just don't care back.
I've learned-
� � � that it takes years to build up trust,
� � � and only seconds to destroy it.
I've learned-
� � � that it's not what you have in your life
� � � but who you have in your life that counts.
I've learned-
� � � that you can get by on charm
� � � for about fifteen minutes.
� � �After that, you'd better know something.
I've learned-
� � � that you shouldn't compare
� � � yourself to the best others can do.
I've learned-
� � � that it's not what happens to people
� � � that's important. It's what they do about it.
� � � But do the best you can do.
I've learned-
� � � that you can do something in an instant
� � � that will give you heartache for life.
I've learned-
� � � that no matter how thin you slice it,
� � � there are always two sides.
I've learned-
� � � that it's taking me a long time
� � � to become the person I want to be.
I've learned-
� � � that it's a lot easier
� � � to react than it is to think.
I've learned-
� � � that you should always leave
� � � loved ones with loving words.
� � � It may be the last time you see them.
I've learned-
� � � that you can keep going
� � � long after you think you can't.
I've learned-
� � � that we are responsible for what we do,
� � � no matter how we feel.
I've learned-
� � � that either you control your attitude
� � � or it controls you.
I've learned-
� � � that regardless of how hot and steamy
� � � a relationship is at first,
� � � the passion fades and there had better be
� � � something else to take its place.
I've learned-
� � � that heroes are the people
� � � who do what has to be done
� � � when it needs to be done,
� � � regardless of the consequences.
I've learned-
� � � that learning to forgive takes practice.
I've learned-
� � � that there are people who love you dearly,
� � � but just don't know how to show it.
I've learned-
� � � that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I've learned-
� � � that my best friend and I can do anything
� � � or nothing and have the best time.
I've learned-
� � � that sometimes the people you expect
� � � to kick you when you're down
� � � will be the ones to help you get back up.
I've learned-
� � � that sometimes when I'm angry
� � � I have the right to be angry,
� � � but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I've learned-
� � � that true friendship continues to grow,
� � � even over the longest distance.
� � � Same goes for true love.
I've learned-
� � � that just because someone doesn't love you
� � � the way you want them to doesn't mean
� � � they don't love you with all they have.
I've learned-
� � � that maturity has more to do with
� � � what types of experiences you've had
� � � and what you've learned from them
� � � and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.