Gails poem: Don’t You Remember.
Don’t you remember?
Im sorry, I can’t!
That’s how it begins
But it ends in a rant
A rant about tablets
A rant about hope
A rant about weight gain, this body, the bloat
But it’s made you all better
You’re finally free
I see that, I’m thankful
I just can’t see me
I wish I could tell you
“I’m better, life’s great!”
But sometimes I wonder
If the madness was fate
They say it takes time
But what time do I have
A babe under two
You’re having a laugh
The days do seem better
Now I have a routine
But some days it feels
Like I’m still in a dream
A big fog to wade through
A bleary eyed mess
But then nap time comes
And you lay on my chest
My troubles forgotten
The smell of your hair
These things I’ll remember
For now there’s no fear
No fear that I’ll break you
No fear you’re not loved
Just look at you growing
For now, that’s enough
Gail Whitehouse
PP warrior 2020