Poetry of Pregnancy, New Born, Motherhood and Parenting

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I’m so happy with my choices
Yet question them daily??

I’ve never felt so accomplished
Then suddenly, failing

I’m excited for the future
Yet always looking back

I’m bursting at the seams
With all the things that I lack

I’m vacant
But always so full of you

I’ve learned so much
But still don’t have a clue

I’m close to my limit
But can’t get enough

I’m put upon, I’m passive
But undeniably tough

I’m gentle
But can’t help shouting

I’m certainly
Doubting

I’m oblivious
But care, so much, what you think

I’m the steady, stable one
Always teetering on the brink

I’m unemployed
Yet have never worked so bloody hard

I’m that happy smiling soul
Who’s full of mard

I’m permanently skint
But have never felt richer

I’m mindfully looking
At the bigger picture

I need a break
But always want you close

I’m invisible
But have never felt so exposed

I give others advice
I can’t seem to follow

I find yours, especially
Hard to swallow

I complain that I’m lonely
But just want to be alone

I’m positively grateful
But love a good moan

I’m absent
Yet ever-present

I’m dull
But effervescent

I’m tired
Yet enlivened

I’m loving this
But can’t abide it

I’m strong in my beliefs
Yet lack conviction

I’m reality TV
And a work of fiction

I’m the Mother
of all contradiction!!