Walking Away

Although this is a love poem, to me it also means that in order to achieve success at anything in life, one must stay as long as it takes to find true happiness in all relationships and our passions in life. rnWalking AwayrnThere are no rewards for walking away,rnAnd only through staying brings a brighter day.rnPatience, endurance, preservation and resolution,rnIs the only sure way and the only solution. There are no rewards for walking away, rnWhy does it appear to be easier than stay?rnWe give our love, our secrets, our heart,rnOnly to leave and be so far apart. rnThere are no rewards for walking away,rnBecause it may come back to haunt you one day.rnLove, dreams, understanding and trust,rnTakes years to build but is a must. rnThere are no rewards for walking away,rnAnd does not come from only play.rnFirst must come effort, hope and faith,rnOr love unending will remain a wraith. rnThere are no rewards for walking away,rnTo receive love everlasting, you must stay.rnTo find your soul mate and experience Nirvana,rnYou must first find trust in God, Buddha or Allah. rnThere are no rewards for walking away,rnA life alone is a long path, a long stairway.rnBy giving love with courage and conviction,rnWill make heaven on earth truth and not fiction. rnThere are no rewards for walking away,rnAlways remember to give the other leeway.rnWe all need freedom and room to grow,rnAnd we will only reap what it is we sow. rnThere are no rewards for walking away,rnLife is not meant to be a straight fairway.rnPeace and contentment come only when we commit,rnTo each other love, honor, cherish and submit. rnThere are no rewards for walking away,rnAnd only through staying brings a brighter day.rnAsk any married couple that lasted forever,rnAnd they only waited for better weather. rnIrene Brautigamrn