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Two words, otherwise innocuous and innocent, when put together can become the saddest thing in the world. ‘Author Unknown’ is one such pair that has always struck me as supremely sad. Coupled with the sadness is a mystery, a tantalizing hint at something still left to be discovered, a puzzle that can never be fully solved. Banished to a blank background, without a known author the only thing we can go on is the words themselves, which is how writing should be read for the most part, even if it results in a disembodied voice. A voice that exists on its own, without history or source or baggage, speaks to us differently. It demands something more from the reader, and only the strongest among us will truly attempt to engage. 

Comes the Dawn

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 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 open –

With the grace of a woman – not the grief of a child

And learn to build all your roads

On today because tomorrow’s ground

Is to 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

And you really do have worth –

And you learn and learn—

With every goodbye you learn

~ Author Unknown

 

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