Poem: In The Space Between

This short poem is about navigating the space before your first child or between children. This space can be a daunting, anxious, transformative time. This time is not only about the child but the mother too. In the space between we take a moment to allow whatever difficulties arise and travel through us with love, compassion, and patience.

Background music track Release by Chris Collins via Indie Music Box
Photo by Daria Obymaha: https://www.pexels.com/photo/mother-and-daughter-on-grass-1683975/

Transcript

In the space between,

My heart expanded for you,

Finding my way in the darkness,

Searching for an answer and a breakthrough.

In the space between,

With a pen and paper asking,

Who have I been and who am I becoming,

Beneath the endless questions and unmasking.

In the space between,

Little by little,

Unease will arrive,

Nine long months waiting,

How on earth am I supposed to survive and thrive,

When another is depending on me for its life.

In the space between,

I'll sit still and wait,

Questioning it all and forever in a fight-flight-freeze anxious state.

In the space between,

One woman dying to become another,

The most important role of all,

Becoming mum,

Mam,

Mom or mother.

In the space between,

Until that space becomes whole and fulfilled,

Not only with a babe but the birth of a new me,

And here I will attempt to love,

Nourish and gradually rebuild.