Abbigail

Spoken word poem. I received 80% in July when I submitted this for uni, very happy!

                          

 

Every day I’m forced to question if I’m doing the right

thing - when I’m telling her the stories of the mythological

Kings, stories of the goddess and of Mother Nature’s wings, cos

It’s when they’re really young that’s when the learning begins. I

tell her she can see those wings, if she stares long enough at the

clouds, and the sun that’s peeping through them, well that’s Mother Nature’s

crown. Is it okay that I tell her, that Aphrodite’s

the goddess of love? And that if she’s really gentle she will

feel her in every hug. Am I a ‘bad parent’ if I tell her

fairies are real? That she can change her own destiny cos her

world is turning like a wheel �" how can it be wrong, for me to

explain about the damage �" and the consequences that come

from throwing down that sweet packet, and why all this recycling

is gonna help to save the planet �" that Mother Nature lends

to us, and why we’re lucky to have it.

I wanna teach my daughter about spirituality,

but I've never been religious, never really believed

In god or in heaven you see I don’t believe in hell

And I’m conscious of scaring her with the stories people

tell. I want her to be open and I want her to be free,

I want her to believe in �" whatever she wants to be.

<3 Cosmic Rainbow <3

©Michele McDonnell 2014