#10 - Postpartum

Weathered

Stretched to limits

Ungodly and profound

Skin deflated, silver road map

Sagging

Navel

Once an innie,

Then became an outie

Never restored former glory

Taunting.

Skin clear,

Eyes less tired,

Movement easy, restored

Sleep comes quick now, it refreshes,

Pain-free

Hair loss

Alarmed at first,

Falls out in thick handfuls,

Clogs the shower drain and the brush,

Thinning

Nursing,

Now established,

Efficient, quick, wiggly,

She loses interest, the world calls

To her

Trophy,

Of sorts, scars tell

Stories of a decade.

Bringing forth life, seeing it grow, 

Family

- Laura Freeman -
April 10, 2013