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A poem for my daughter
I rang the perinatal team in tears last week as my mental health is crap. The nurse suggested I use my love of writing to help me get through this by writing something for my daughter.
My postnatal depression isn't magically cured from writing this but it's made getting through today slightly easier.
When the world feels too big
And you are lost and unsure,
Find the little lion within
And let them hear you roar.
Even if you won’t be heard
Even if you feel afraid,
Because there’s no courage without, fear my dear,
This is how to be brave.
Sometimes things go wrong
And sometimes people are unkind,
But there are good people in this world
They just may be hard to find.
So take the chance and open your heart
Even if you feel afraid,
Because there’s no courage without fear, my dear,
This is how to be brave.
There will be times when you feel overwhelmed
