Anger can come up so unexpectedly
As can love, jealousy and sadness
What you thought was, just isn’t
How unexpected the force of feeling
Reality is shifted – a knee-jerk reaction?
Or was the emotion wading (waiting?)
Biding its time beneath the surface
Surprising only you – but then again
Perhaps you’re just good at ignoring
What you aren’t ready to face
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We’ve all been caught off guard by our emotional reactions to circumstances and people. It’s good every once in a while to wonder why…Check out more Six Word Friday-ness on Melissa’s blog.
19 Responses to “Six Word Fridays: unexpected”
kate
“Perhaps you’re just good at ignoring
What you aren’t ready to face”
wow, this just hit me hard.
guilty. i am guilty of this.
it’s so easy to claim surprise…
melgallant
Me too, Kate. Me too.
iseeyoulookingatme
It’s interesting how much we can learn about ourselves just by writing it down. Anger is a hard one to control!
melgallant
It sure is a hard one to control…so is love, right?
ayala
wow, this is intense. Nice write!
melgallant
Thanks Ayala. 🙂
Tamara
Erk. Nail. You hit it on its head. And it’s always comforting to know I’m not alone.
melgallant
Thanks Tamara!
Kate
Beautiful! Your images and words are powerful. And I know to well the ignoring what I’m not ready to face. Too well.
melgallant
Me too, Kate, me too.
Adrienne
This is outstanding. I wrote about tears bubbling up at an unexpected time and place (the post office!) It’s funny, I know I’ve got a lot of emotions right under the surface…so that part’s not surprising to me…it’s the things that trigger them, or when they choose to ‘bubble over’ that tends to surprise me! Great post!
melgallant
Adrienne,
Planning a wedding can do that! I totally see why mailing the invites would bring forth some tears (of joy, nostalgia, etc.).
Brook @2bdancing
That’s deep.
🙂
melgallant
Thanks Brook. 🙂
Melissa
Outbursts of unexpected feeling sometimes mean I need to spend some time swimming in those uncharted waters. Figuring out what’s what. Making a map of my own heart. (This happens, you know, SOMEWHAT OFTEN.) 😉
melgallant
Hi Melissa,
I need to swim those unchartered waters more often. 🙂
millermix
I avoid it. I know it’s there, so there’s no shock — but I pretend I don’t know so I can feign surprise. I don’t recommend it.
MommyRachelle
so true that I ignore what I’m not ready to face… it’s much easier that way, sometimes…
Sara
I LOVE this. Love it, especially these 2 lines ~ “Reality is shifted – a knee-jerk reaction? Or was the emotion wading (waiting?)” It’s sometimes so hard to know where those strong emotions come from.