Tag: life
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Breathe
Under the shadow of a wing I woke blinking at the light And now that dark turns to night I fear I will disappear again. And I will catch my breath and hold it Until I know there is no more breath Yet another will hold it for me Until we both breathe again.
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The Child that changed Everything
I was handed a small child in a bundle. I briefly held you. Then I returned you to the midwives. They filled a small bath with water, tested it with wrist or elbow I don’t recall exactly. They then started to wash you. You cried just a little and then you relaxed. They laved you gently, picked you […]
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After That Everything Was Different
I was handed a small child in a bundle. I briefly held you. Then I returned you to the midwives. They filled a small bath with water, tested it with wrist or elbow I don’t recall exactly. They then started to wash you. You cried just a little and then you relaxed. They laved you gently, picked you […]
Andrew James Whalan 