Birth and Maternity

I was once a lonely palm tree
Alone as I could be
Til one day there appeared below
A coconut on me…
By day we’d sway
And watch the world
Beside an azure sea
By night we’d cuddle close, us …

The mountain said to the pebble,
“Why are you so sad?”
And with a sigh, the pebble spoke,
His eyes fixed on his dad’s.
“I am so very tiny,
So miniscule, you see…
I wish I coul…

She screams out in her agony,
She cries out in her pain.
She knows there is a reason,
But it hurts her just the same.

I used to visit an old lady,
about once a month.
She was way over eighty. We talked about a lot of things.
She loved to talk about her family, how they had survived the war,
her experiences being a docto…

I have nothing to offer
But arms to hold you
Words to soothe you
Love to cheer you…

Nothing to offer,
No, nothing to offer….

But

Me…

Lost in a sweet reverie

Memories, like toys abandoned,
Found later to be loved again,
So real, yet so elusive.

Nappies to change and keep clean
Bottles to fill and keep warm
A free moment now never seen
Too slow a nappy becomes a shit fight

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 self, pure lo…

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 plights
No longer …

Want to do the Devil
In my brand new shoes

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 chosen, your futur…

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 was so proud
h…

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 problems they will face…

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, watch her while
she sleeps thro…

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 couldnt have a tomb or…

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 seem
But with help …