mistake
sometimes our mistakes
are the catalyst we need
to make a fresh start.
Would you understand if I described being happy and sad at the same time?
I am in a better place than I was before, but it was not what I expected
when I made the mistakes that pointed me in this direction.
Can I regret my actions but be glad for the outcome?
If I am glad, then maybe I should not have any regrets about how I got here.
It was ‘what I had to do’ or ‘my only way out’ or my last resort. Perhaps.
I tell my daughter that no one is perfect, especially me.
I tell her that my actions are sometimes so wrong,
but that willful inaction would have been worse.
As I clean my own messes I feel it is fair given what I have done,
and I balance my sadness with the sweet taste of authenticity.
Missed Connections are filled with good, bad and happy-sad-haiku. Did you write one? Did you find one? Before you start ruminating on mistakes and regrets, email the link to Lovelorn Poets. We’ll preserve those fresh-start-syllables for all eternity.
