Mistakes

his stubbornness was at its peak
failed to understand her sensible words
missed the chance of a lifetime
lost his love divine

curated a list of her crush's awesome pictures
with great efforts during the stalking sessions
and inspirational quotes to be shared
as a converstation starter to lead somewhere
sent across the photos instead
realized a moment later the error she had made

a rocky climb it was
but she was equally determined
missed a step falling hard on the ground
let out a shriek deafening

a child he was, but a man at this moment
staring down the swimming pool
for it was the beast to be slayed
the race began and he swam across first
reached to the other end and got off to celebrate
alas, he never returned for the second lap

mistakes are sad
mistakes are funny
mistakes are painful
mistakes are cute

learn from them
as they are our best teachers
embrace them
for they are a part of our life