Motherhood

It all starts with a wish, a dream on a star.

That dream might be close, though it seems it is far.

And just when you think you’re a little more plump,

You think a bit harder and your brain it will jump!

And then you will know, because somehow you do,

That something amazing will happen to you.

 

You’ll want to eat things that you’ve not tried before,

Somehow you’ll think you can sit on the floor.

And it’s true you can do this, but you’ll not get back up,

For once you are down you are certainly stuck!

 

Your tummy will jiggle in an odd kind of way,

And you’ll give it its own funny, cute little name.

Like Clive, Fidget or Ping, or maybe its Pest?

Whatever it is it’s just not like the rest,

Because it’s your special adventure for two,

And you think you are ready for all of this new.

 

Until one day it happens, and things start to change,

When suddenly life gets a little more strange.

That one day, a long day, you’ll wake up with a jump,

And think that your bump is a little less lump.

 

You’ll be huffing and puffing, then before the day’s through

You’ll hold in your arms something totally new.

It resembles the old, but it’s a new kind of mix,

And trust me this new thing knows all kinds of tricks!

It is cunning already, that much is true,

And it will use all of its cunning to out cunning you.

 

This small little new thing, though almost like you,

Is squeakier, leakier - smellier too!

And the noise that it makes when it happens to break

Is louder than even the biggest earthquake.

It starts in quite low but it grows and it grows

So best fix it quick before it explodes!

 

The love it is there, right from the start

And it instantly captures the whole of your heart.

For the marvellous journey from bundle of joy

To a walking and talking girl or a boy.

 

And you’re sure you are ready for this challenging test,

But nobody is - we just all do our best.

And some days it’s easy to fly down the hills,

With your feet off the pedals, just for the thrills!

 

But once you are down, you have to climb up

And no one can tell you these days are not tough.

You’ll follow the expanding trail of destruction,

That will test all the powers of vacuuming suction.

With only a cold cup of tea for your trouble

Before you must answer to shouts, at the double!

 

And some they will say you are doing it wrong.

And on those days you smile because you are strong.

Don’t worry about people, those who get in the way,

Don’t worry about what these people might say.

Your family life is just right for you,

And it doesn’t matter at all what others may do.

 

So enjoy life together and all of the games

For certainly life will not be the same.

And you’ll get to the point where everything clicks,

When all of you find the best way that you fit,

And you start to relax feeling safe and secure,

You’ll think your little trickster can trick you no more

 

And then comes the last little trick just for you

And this is the cleverest trick it will do.

You’ll look at your wonderful, most brilliant creation,

Through the bleariest eyes full of sleep deprivation,

And insanity rules your confused little brain

And you say to yourself, I could do it again!