My Difficult Birth
July 23, 2008
It happened very slowly for my mother,
one whole day I’m told; curled misery!
The problems were escalated
by the large size of my head
which got shipwrecked in the narrow channel
and though malleable to some degree
the ramparts did not budge enough.
More doctors were called, and from their film
‘The Dam Busters’ they quickly calmly flew,
then proceeded to split
the stretched and bloated protective casing,
that was her belly round; freedom from the squeeze!
You see my birth was hard indeed.
© Edward Beaman-Hodgkiss
My entry for this website’s weekly poetry prompt.
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it’s strange to read about someone talking about their own birth, especially when it feels like real memories with the details and all, thanks for not showing pictures
I so enjoyed this! I was born in 1945! Back in the day, as they say. My head was too big (still is) for most things never mind the birthing canal, a breach birth, too…so all those same doctors came ’round but ceasarians really weren’t done back then very much, so they somehow manipulated my torso and big head around so I came out the right way.
Now, if my mother were still alive, I’d hire you to write me a poem about that!
Did this hard, long birth affect your relationship with your mother, how she regarded you? I don’t think my mother ever forgave me to tell you the truth for causing such a painful ruckus!!
Nice, nice work, Edward. I’ll be back for sure.
Pat, I am an only child, if that helps.
She forgave me yes but like you, I find it incredibly difficult to find hats or head gear of any kind to fit me.
Welcome to Pen Me A Poem!
I’m a big fan of Plath, so of course the first one to catch my eye would concern motherhood, right?
It is a rare man who can speak so candidly about *any* birth, never mind his own birth, with all the obvious implications
I was at first a little shocked! That being said, it wonderfully illustrates what every mother knows; no matter the struggle, it’s always more than worth the prize.
Nice piece.