I tentatively stepped upon the scales todayOne foot, then the other, I held my breathThe digital counter rose and roseTo a resounding measurementI felt pure dismay!The excuses rained down, dripping,soaking every inch of my skinAs i began to crawl into the deep, dark cavern.I blamed menopause, the feeders, boredom,loneliness, the cat down the roadAvoidance ofContinue reading “It’s a weight thing.”
Tag Archives: Menopause
Anybody out there?
It has passed midnight and I am optimistic that I will actually sleep tonight. Last night was a complete no show! My frequent excursions to the bathroom, because some bright spark decided to slurp tea until late evening, put pay to restful slumber. As I actually stated that fact … a Eureka moment washed overContinue reading “Anybody out there?”
She is firing on all cylinders
It is all seemingly disjointedIn this world of hormonal hellMy physical self buckling and the tears continue to cascadePooling within the deepening creases of my visage.Within, rages a torrent of disarrayA discord between who I am from nanosecond to nanosecondThe serenity replacement unrecognisable…. As the jaw tensesThe world construed by the menopausal selfNo longer sedatelyContinue reading “She is firing on all cylinders”
Heart stops beating
One day the heart stops beating The engine ceases to be Life is but a glimpse Fleeting In the vast open sea The waves keep crashing upon the eroding shore The couple, once the teenage dream, hobble hand in hand Across the time trodden land The clock continues to strike each hour as before TheContinue reading “Heart stops beating”
I told you so!
Today is a ‘feeling shite’ day That others, I’m sure have too This menopause lark is bleak Every thing my mother said was unbelievably true I initially thought she spouted words For sympathy she might seek But I apologize profusely now As she nods in the ‘ I told you so’ I have a ragingContinue reading “I told you so!”
Unhinge life
Most extraordinary craft said Bowie to me On that warm sunny day when i still felt relatively free To live my own life, with consequence my own It all seems a distant dream, now my life is on loan To the powers that be who think they know better Who dictate to the masses andContinue reading “Unhinge life”
Menopause can leave now please
Menopause.. what a joy Im ecstatic with your charm Thank you so much for visiting me My brain is certainly no longer calm It actually feels like my brain has enlarged and pressing on my skull My eyes, like balls of fire pulsating in their sockets Oh wait, let see if there is a lullContinue reading “Menopause can leave now please”
And so the wind blows
The wind replicates the oceans as it ebbs and flows in the moonlit night. The melodic tones echo through the trees as the invisible conductor instructs the orchestra to play. With gusto the pianoforte depicts the mood and the leaves dance upon the silhouette of the stars. The conductors baton darts skillfully upon the thermalsContinue reading “And so the wind blows”
Run the race
What is success in this ocean of greed? Did the great oak question its destination when it presented as a seed? Can we achieve true happiness in the blink of an eye? Are we alone in this great expanse of clear blue sky? Is achievement being the owner of material wealth? Or can we beContinue reading “Run the race”
Space
Transforming space to calm the soul. Just a unique small space filled with memories and quirkyness that is relatable only to you. It feels somewhat cleansing, sacred, neither reflective nor invoking thoughts for the days ahead. Just a unique small space to just sit and be! The only apparent issue I can notice from theContinue reading “Space”
Hormonestogravestones 