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Change your life family Loss Miscarriage

I want to scream and run far, far away

A little over two weeks ago my life changed forever.  I was unaware this metamorphosis was happening, but it was. For 7 long years I had wanted a third child (believe me I am all too aware of how lucky I have been to have two children previously, who despite ASD and learning disabilities are […]

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poetry

Black Hole

A Black hole, a void, an empty space Nestled inside my womb where you should have been Shielding my face from the bright screen next to me As a doctor tried to find you A river of red now flowing from what started as a trickle A pain, once mild now stabbing me from the […]

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art & poetry

Mother’s Ruin

I know some mums feel oh so proud Of the lines they have accrued The silver lines, the softer flesh The marks that shout “I gave LIFE!”   But I lament,   They do not feel like badges of great pride Of proud battle scars that scream out “I am woman, I am mother, hear […]