A Poem: Today I Broke Down

Today I broke down
I sat on the stairs and cried.
You didn’t see my tears,
I always choose to hide.

I am your mother,
I’m not sure I’m ok.
Sometimes it gets a little too much,
I’m exhausted at the end of each day.

I chose to stay at home,
I chose to be a mother.
But motherhood is the hardest job,
Harder than any other.

I give of myself every day,
To you and to the others.
I try to hold some back for me,
Just like the other mothers.

They always look so well dressed,
Hair brushed and straightened too.
I got dressed in the dark,
I really haven’t got a clue.

I try my hardest every day,
I want to be the best.
Nothing ever seems to go right,
I just need to have a rest.

Today I broke down
I sat on the stairs and cried.
You didn’t see my tears,
I always choose to hide.

I am a mother,
I’m trying to be okay.
I love you so very much,
I don’t really know what else to say.

Perhaps it isn’t just me,
Maybe other mothers need time too.
Time to be themselves,
does that sound like you?

Motherhood isn’t easy,
But I wouldn’t swap it now.
I need to make more time for me,
I just need to work out how.

I am a mother,
and I will be ok.
Sometimes it gets a little too much,
but all I had to do was say.