A poem for my wife
To tell her how amazing she is
For giving birth and looking after our daughter
Whilst battling with Covid
The birth was actually an inspiration
How to nail hypnobirthing
Despite not being told the birthing centre was closed
And you even tolerated my driving
You made a mid-wife cry
And they said you were too calm to be in labour
We’ve got through a tough time
With some hard work, an amazing mum and baby, and a lovely neighbour
I know we’ve been emotional
And with lack of sleep things have been said
But I already feel this has made us stronger
Who needs sleep when we’ve got Liv, we can sleep when we’re dead.
You’re an amazing mummy
And I’m sorry if I’ve upset you
All I can do is my best and will always give my opinion
But I don’t mean to second guess you
Am sure some difficult times to come
But let’s just do our best
To walk away and chat later
Will be my biggest test
We are both strong
And therefore sometimes clash
At least I’m not like some husbands
Who don’t take an interest and are always working or on the lash
Livvy’s going to be a legend
Having bits of me and you
Hopefully she’ll be a world record holder
By the age of 2
Me, you, Liv and Charlie
We’ve made a bad ass tribe
Let’s try not to get caught up on the little things
And do better than survive, let’s as always thrive
Wife & Daughter was written shortly after Simon’s baby daughter was born and he and his wife were getting to grips with the massive change in their life and relationship that having a baby brings. Simon hoped this may resonate with some readers that are new parents and never know what may help.