I’m hiding in the kitchen,
With my kombucha and some crisps.
No one noticed I snuck off,
My partner is entertaining the kids.
Between the teething and the growing,
The sleep regressions and needing mum,
This week has been quite hectic,
I feel as though I’m coming undone.
And after the washing and the feeding,
The shopping and the games.
The internet says I’m supposed to work out too,
But life has only so many frames.
And yes I know I need to move,
And eat my greens, and take time out.
I know how great that makes me feel,
I’m not in any doubt.
But some days and weeks,
Look more like this, and that’s perfectly ok.
This moment is peaceful and what I want,
A quick time out from the mum relay.
And as I knew it soon would be,
This quiet moment has been split.
Baby cries, toddler yells, they look around,
Time to get back to it.
