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Motherhood swallowed me

Jodie Beaumont 2001 (Lisburn)

It’s teeth weren’t sharp, nor scary,
and I was never afraid

As I slipped down the flower filled throat of motherhood, my life began

The belly of motherhood is bright, it’s shiny, it’s open

it’s filled with embraces I have needed my whole life, kisses I will cherish for the whole of mine

Motherhood took my body, but it gave me eyes

These eyes see the beauty of my daughter

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This is a poem about how motherhood has a bittersweet effect of giving you love, yet swallowing you whole.

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Submitted by Jodiebeaumont17 on April 25, 2024

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Scheme XX X X X X X
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 390
Words 77
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
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