Words

I don't know why I say some of the stupid stuff that I do. Words just come out. In that moment, it feels like it needs to be said. But halfway through the sentence you know you're going to regret saying it. But the mouth ceasing to spout off lags behind the feelings of regret. By the time the brain starts functioning properly, it's often too late. Then it weighs heavily on my thoughts for the next 8-24 hours. Until someone else comes along with something equally stupid that supercedes my efforts or I'm convinced that enough time has gone by that my words have been forgotten. Sometimes you just need a new day to arrive to reset things. You swear it will never happen again. But that's just hopeful thinking ..... false promises. Because it always happens again. It's just the next flash point away.