I forgot to share this one from a few months back when I was returning to work after maternity leave. <3
I know that it’s okay I work
I know that you’ll be fine
I hope that spending less time together
Gets easier with time
Tomorrow I return to work
And you have your own sitter
And though I’m blessed to work from home
I can’t help but feel bitter
Other countries let their mommies
Stay home for a year
They still are paid, they get to bond
Daycare is no fear
Here in the United States
We’d never make enough
To raise you on one salary
It surely would be tough
And since I don’t have a choice
I guess all I can do
Is think about the time I had
These last three months with you
When I think about the days
I just wanted to rest
I wish I could have told myself
That these days are the best
When I rushed to clean the house
Once you were fed and slumbered
I wish someone had told me then
Our days were truly numbered
Though I held you quite a lot
I wish I’d held you more
Instead of worrying about the wash
Or sweeping up the floor
I wish I looked more at your eyes
Instead of the TV
I melt so much when you just smile
From recognizing me
I wish we’d had just loads of fun
I wish I’d worried less
Like whether you could have formula
Or if breast milk was best
It’s not that we won’t still have fun
On weekends and each night
It’s just that things are about to change
And it doesn’t yet feel right
I hope that you aren’t mad at me
I hope you understand
We have to make money to send you to college
Cuz baby, that’s the plan!
I know that it’s ok I work
I know that you’ll be fine
I think that I will always say,
“I wish we had more time.”
Great poem. So true.
Thank you so much ❤️