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Three Children In Five Years

Natalie Boland

Haiku
invisible labors
milk making and sleepless nights
a shell of myself

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A reflection on 5 years of breastfeeding, on never sleeping through the night, on the toll it has taken and if it has been worth it. I think it has been.

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Submitted by nboland624 on December 12, 2022

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Scheme ABC
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Characters 67
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Stanza Lengths 3
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Natalie Boland

 · 0997 · North Carolina

I had my first child in 2017, my second in 2019 and my third in 2021. Motherhood has encompassed me and become all that I am. I love them dearly, but I am also tired down to the core of my being. more…

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