messy moments

messy moments

the kind that embarrass you

the kind you're certain you'll never look back on fondly

they are absolutely impossible to predict

even though still water runs deep

just as emotions do

but can someone tell me why

there is no laugh track

for the messy moments?

something to indicate

this will be significant one day

(i mean at least we would pay attention

with our spare change)

i guess what I am saying is

there is no room for fear

because someday 

they will all go up in flames

and the messy moments

will be nothing but charred shadows.

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

They are embarrassing to many, fear of repetition to others, traumatic in some cases.
We all have those Lydi and they are part and parcel of what make us human.
I like to learn my lessons from them and move on to better things.
Excellent title and content.

[Lorry]

The messy moments of life rarely make the final edit to our anthology that is life, but they are just as important as all the rest.
They may not define the shell that everyone sees, but they do to ourselves snd we learn from them all the same, no matter how we wish we could get one more shot at getting them right.
Buylt life rarely gives us do-overs, does it Lydi?
If my life were a movie, it would be a short without the messy moments, yet it would be an anthology with them.
I never look back on them fondly, but they still keep visiting!