The Crawl Space

A mother at her wit's end!

THE CRAWL SPACE

 

I awoke to daymares

And tried to make matters right;

Had there been nightmares

Or mind monsters, in the night;

The children were screaming,

Blaming me for lost shoes;

The husband was steaming

About the morning's bad news;

What had happened after

A sweet, sincere "good night;"

Was it that their laughter

Turned into a pile of spite;

I am a wife and mother

Whom hates mornings like this;

Some way or another

I want to cease to exist;

I run onto the lawn

Wanting to float into space,

Because I hadn't had time to yawn,

In this crazy place;

I looked at the house,

Wiping tears from my face;

I tried to turn into a mouse

And hide in the crawl space.

 

Author's Note

For you, Mom!

In my mother's, Susie Q's" review, she says that the picture reminds her of some of my family. She is referring to my four pet rats, Chartuese, Little Tommy Tucker, Rick, and Gary.

Reviews

[Susie Q]

I just finished a review on this a few minutes ago and it disappeared. Don't be surprised if it appears somewhere later.LOL. Maybe I just forgot to save it. Imagine that. I know many moms and dads can relate to this poem. I love the picture of the mouse, it reminds me of some of your family.

[marcie]

This is exactly how my house is most mornings ...I like to call it organised chaos lol but i do wish sometimes that there were somewhere for me to crawl into and hide lol ..Great piece xx

[The Analog Kid]

Our hamsters used to get loose and hide in the heating ducts. Sounds familiar. Wouldn't it be nice if we could do that too:)

[Barbara Walker]

This made me laugh! Mothers the world over can identify with this write! Kuddos!

[Daytonight]

This is so very very cute! Well done! Wouldn't we all at some point like to hide in the crawl space. Keep up the great work.

[Chris]

Being appreciated is a hope... you can only try as hard as your heart allows. Children don't know unless they are shown, taught, and held accountable. And your mate - he/she...needs to be awake.

"Blessed Be..."
Chris

[Shalini Dinesh (Poet's ..]

very beautiful poem, the role of a wife and mother is so busy, i have just entered in to wives world, yet to become a mother, the poem is lovely and i love the rhyming, its so perfect....

[TheKaylaPup]

Sounds like someone needs a break. Good luck.

[Tom Benson]

This piece serves to remind us all that we have days that we enjoy and others that we'd rather forget. Well presented.

[Donna Lorenz]

Some mornings are worse than others. Some can even make you wish you could stay in bed all day. Nice thought... all day! Like the write.

[DONALD EISSLER]

WE ALL HAVE A PLACE WE GO AND HIDE NOW AND THEN EVEN ITS ONLY YOUR MIND ITS A NICE PLACE GO WHEN FACED WITH EVERYDAY STRESS LIKED THIS PIECE
TK