Chicken Soup For The Soul- Redone

When We Risk It All

We can't blame others when love dwindles away-

For we knew from the start it never promised to stay.

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It's just one of those things

Where the stakes are high-

And sometimes it's forever, and sometimes

It's goodbye.

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When you love the right way, you will never

Lose-

No matter what path life may force you to

Choose.

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You may end up with tears or a broken

Heart-

But you knew what you signed up for

From the start.

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You can only give what you've got to give-

And if that's not enough, then you must

Continue to live.

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Life will go on and broken hearts will heal-

You must continue on your quest, for

That's the deal.

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Throw your heart into life and never stall-

For the greatest risk is to risk nothing

At all.

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You see, love is the only thing that we

Know-

That can be divided and divided but

Continue to grow.

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And life isn't long enough to lock

Away our heart-

Just because life may have forced two

People apart.

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We will continue to love and continue

To lose-

We will continue to pick and continue

To choose.

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And then one day we will just risk it

All-

Take the chains off our hearts and

Dismantle the wall.

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The last time we love will be the forever-

And never again will our hearts

Be forced to sever.

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We'll never have doubts that it'll go

Away-

Because this time, it'll be here to stay.

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But until then we must endure all

The pain-

For we only see sunshine if we can wait

Through the rain.

-Kristy Glassen