Every once in a while, 
(More often if you’re not careful)
It doesn’t turn out like you planned. 

The pour misses, 
The spout miscalcuates,
The cup teeters (and falls).
Worst of all there’s a crack or tear. 

The waters sploshes along the tabletop.
The iced-tea splatters on the counter.
The Kool-Aid (of myriad colors) stains the tablecloth.
The orange juice slunks over the sink. 
The Pepsi simmers on the linoleum.

But sometimes you just have to slurp it up,
Cause what’s the use of crying over spilled milk
When it’s still perfectly good anyway?