Afterbirth

Gone in the blink of
a baby blue eye
that initial fear
filled micro moment
of awkwardness
new motherhood
invariably brings ..
Okay, so tears dried,
sighs sighed, milks
flowing and guess
what, babies cry ..
Isn’t that the way
the text books say,
it should always be ..
Well listen folks
and hard, between
the sleep deprived
hallucinations
and let’s not forget
the mood swings ..
Someone really needs
to say it, like it, really is ..