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My Baby, My Last

Veronica Largue 1982 (Aberdeen)

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My baby, My last
You grew so fast
I planned to enjoy the newborn you
But sadly inside me anxiety just grew
Excitement and joy
For my baby boy
Were stolen from me
So abruptly
Replaced with fear
For you to be near
Intrusive thoughts in my head
that filled me with dread
The fear and anxiety were so rife
Those were the first few months of your life
I lost precious time I’ll never get back
because I was numb and had lost track
Every day I wish I could turn back time
To hold that newborn baby of mine
Without all the fear that stole my joy
For you my last baby, my baby boy

About this poem

This poem was written for my youngest son. I struggled with severe mental health 5 days after he was born and this was how I felt

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Written on August 29, 2023

Submitted by largue27 on September 16, 2023

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Scheme AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIJCC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 576
Words 119
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
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