Tuesday 15 October 2019

You wonder



You wonder...

Why it happened to me
Why some people are so against people sharing their experience
What would’ve happened if it hadn’t happened

What sort of sibling you would’ve been
How different life would have turned out

Were you a boy or a girl?
My heart’s always felt boy

Why the world wasn’t ready for you right then

That bump
Those flutters 
That secret 
That sense of worry

That day
Those words
That void
That heartbreak 

That journey
Those tablets
That op
That torture

That loss
Those tears
That constant ache 
That dark time

That recovery 
Those walks
That gradual improvement
That mistrust of my body

That second chance
Those feelings 
That pregnancy 
That fear and concern

That happy time 
Those amazing moments to cherish
That rainbow baby
That new life

That rollercoaster ride
Those memories
That little girl
That chance of a sibling

That shock news
Those twins
That confusion
That final gratitude 

That constant wonder what if and why
Those three siblings and you
That memory, never to leave
That love for all but still that loss

Saturday 12 October 2019

All I ever wanted

All I ever wanted

All I ever wanted was to make my parents proud and do well
All I ever wanted was to be a Mum, a child to call my own 
All I ever wanted was to have a home - nothing fancy, but somewhere to be proud
All I ever wanted was to have someone to love, to love me
All I ever wanted was a happy life, nothing fancy, but to enjoy it 

All I ever wanted was the basics 
All I ever wanted was fairness
All I ever wanted was truth, trust

All I ever wanted was a true partner, to support each other and be a team
All I ever wanted was a little family to look out for one another 

I never wanted lies
I never wanted arguing
I never wanted the fancy things in life
I never wanted heartache and hurt
I never wanted to live a lie
I never wanted to struggle 

All I ever wanted was us
What I thought was us
What I thought we had
What I thought we would be

Now it’s just hurt anger lies and letdowns
It’s not all I ever wanted at all

Thursday 10 October 2019

Dark mornings, nights and days



Dark mornings, nights and days

When the light closes on another day
When yet again it ends with a sigh of dismay
As tired eyes can’t focus anymore
When energy is so low and raw
A constant weight upon the chest
Shoulders so heavy, needing a rest 
The heart throbs with a constant ache
When it feels it’s always take take take
Nothing left to try and fight
No longer knowing what’s really right 
That constant pulling further down
The smile well hidden behind a frown
Tightness in the head and neck
Feeling a complete and utter wreck
No idea what to do anymore
Those tense shoulders so on edge and sore 
Wondering about a way out
To stop the constant need to shout 
Nobody listening truly hearing the pain
Despite the hints at truth again and again
Is it all just emotive drama like a TV soap
Constantly wanting a fix, some sign of hope
Ups and downs, a rollercoaster ride
Just can’t do it anymore, just too tired 
How three little lives can stop those ideas
Keeping them happy and safe, hurting them the fear
Can’t be selfish nowadays on you they depend
So for now you continue and see no end