Hot Mess
Since crawling
out of the primordial soup
we are a race
of complex actions
capable of great things
posing as intelligent.
We spill over the planet
leaving our mark behind
making it crystal clear
we are on top
systemically
superior beings.
One hot mess.
© Rebecca Sanchez 2016
Written with dVerse~Poets Pub and shared with Imaginary Garden Of Real Toads.
Capricious Poet 
Too true, alas.
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We need to do better as a people!
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Great poem, Bekkie. I love the line, “We spill over the planet.”
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Like the hot mess we are. Lol! Thank you!
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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sigh, one hot mess indeed Bekkie.
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Will it ever not be? Don’t answer that Grace. Lol!
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This is great. It almost ends with a punchline – certainly with a punch.
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Thanks so much!
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we are superior beings of leisure sometimes I feel… maybe that’s the true problem
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Maybe so Bjorn.
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Just came across your site. Nice write. Every time I listen to the news that is my sentiment exactly…”Hot Mess”.
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It’s not getting any better either just look at the race for president!
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profound and timely words
much love…
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Thank you Gillena!
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We spill over the planet
leaving our mark behind
So begins the rat race with a measure of strong tactics thrown in! Truly said Bekkie!
Hank
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Thank you so much Hank!
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Definitely a hot mess…
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One I’m afraid, we will never clean up unless a lot changes in the future.
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Love this, Bekkie. Especially:
“capable of great things
posing as intelligent.” 😉
One of my favorite things I ever heard was about turning your “mess” into a “message.” How to make your mistakes matter, for others, as well as for yourself. I loved that.
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I never heard that before and love it! Great words and thanks for sharing them.
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We’re a mess, all right. Good one, Bekkie.
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Thanks, Sherry! The message was humor for this piece.
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Yes, sometimes we are one hot mess. But we are also one cool pot of hopeful soup. Excellent job.
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I heart this comment, BIG.
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I really like that! I heart this comment too.
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Humanity should climb the highest mountain and shout this at the top of its lungs. Because we certainly are “One hot mess.”
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We need to act as intelligent as we think we are. Thanks Magaly!
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One hot mess indeed, Bekkie! Very insightful!
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Thank you, Walt!
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