Birth and Maternity

Selfishness shelved
‘Woe Is Me’ set aside, cast into a silky, hearty web of ‘Blessed Am I.’
Obsession with flat stomach, tight buns and perfect complexion
Transformed into an acceptance of s…

And at thirty, I truly loved my body
as it encased a separate being
Heart beating within my heart
Relying on my blood
Trusting in my care
Sleeping sweetly, a quiet soul
Ignoring all of my…

Want to do the Devil
In my brand new shoes

She held her swollen abdomen and grimaced as her pelvic muscles tightened with a fierceness she had not experienced before.

After all that we’ve already been through
And after all that there is left to do
Waiting for you has been the hardest part

You may not exist yet but we know you are here
Your name is cho…

Since the day you were born
our life was never the same.
God had blessed us with a boy
who we gave his dad’s name.

When my labor was finally over
and we heard your first cry.
Your dad w…

Like the sand falling
through the hourglass
my little girl has grown

I can hardly believe
my little girl will have
a child to call her own

A parents greatest challenge
is handling p…

I want your hand
Good God above
In raising up
This child I love

Because I know you
Can clearly see
How precious
My child is to me

Please guide me
So I teach her right
Lord, wat…

I laid my hand across your stomach
I felt him kicking me!
My SOn! My SON!
Imprisoned in a loveless womb
How dare you scare to kill my son!
Send him to his doom?!!
In way so horrid he coul…

There once was a girl named Alyssa
She was made in a petri dish
Her parents were oh so happy
They finally had gotten their wish

It took six long years of trying
Futile sometimes it did s…

Rantings of Grief