Messy bits

There is a reason why people come to particular people.  If they ask for a book that involves the messy bits of life, and you*re not the librarian in the public library, there*s a reason why it*s you.  Sure, they may also be looking for a book, but it is you they are asking.  

When you are asked for something,

Pay particular attention

To the fact

It is you they asked.

There are no books,

For example,

That will resolve the messy bits

Of life

As we know it.

There is no equivalent

Of

What to Expect When You*re Expecting

For divorce

For dying

For

My husband is an alcoholic and says he will stop drinking

Tomorrow.

When you are asked for something,

Like a book,

Pay particular attention to the fact

It is you they asked.

Sit down.

I said Sit down.

Offer the chair opposite you.

Put on the tea kettle.