sometimesihatemycat

I should write
But I exhale
The “shoulds” whisper
To no avail
I settle in
To home and skin
Until the watch
Begins again

-a.r.

Painting by Jack Vettriano

Reposted because it is an annual tradition and an annual struggle…to let go of my ambition for a moment, in order to exhale and be with family.

~ by April on December 17, 2015.

Posted in Family, Identity, Meditation, Motherhood, Poetry, Writing
Tags: ambition, Care, Exhale, Family, Poetry, Should