Side by side
We live and breathe the drudgery
Help each to keep the boundaries,
Safety fences,
Moral codes
There with wet wipes when it all explodes
Routine queens and freestylers, mostly somewhere in between, Scatterers, stackers, filers, Bursting at the seams we live and learn side by side, Hearts bursting with humble pride, judging ourselves through each others eyes But we rise, when we are too tired to function, We rise, When baby wakes every hour, We rise, When the poorly child needs us for comfort, When feel like we have no power The next morning we are back sore, but shoulder to shoulder, in play groups on our knees, remind each other to stay soft and be gentle, She said love your kids but don't forget me We think of our mothers and grandmothers, Remember how hard it must have been, Although often they didn't actually have to work, Though admitted, they didn't have as many screens, We whip them out in shame sometimes, To be good patrons Not bad parents Sometimes it is the last tool we have, every last snack, Scavenged, Reserves low, Until
Woke on No sleep 