EDGES MAGAZINE Issue 42

July 2005

  Pack your bags and Leave

By Catherine Hunter

‘Pack your bags and leave’
I knew that’s what he’d say
So I chose to leave of my own accord
So he wouldn’t get his way.
So I went up to my room
Bundled my clothes into a case
He came knocking on the door
And said ‘leave this f… place’.

My Mother didn’t speak one word
As I passed her on the stairs
No argument. No kiss good-bye
Like I wasn’t even hers.
As I passed my Mother and Sister
The tears they filled my eyes
My stomach felt like it was in knots
My heart it ached inside.

Once I’d got outside
I felt completely lost
I swore I wouldn’t apologise
Not at any cost.
I held my head up high
As I walked along the street
I didn’t even turn around
He’d then think I was beat.

I wish I’d had the nerve
To turn and have a glance
See if my Mother was watching me
But there wasn’t a f…. chance.
What if she wasn’t watching
It would certainly break my heart
To see she wasn’t bothered
Would tear my soul apart.

I wish I’d told my Mother
How much I loved her so
How deeply sorry I was
And I didn’t want to go.
I couldn’t find my voice
I didn’t know what to say
It cut me deep inside
I regret I walked away.
My Little Baby Girl

By Catherine Hunter

A little baby girl
For all the world to see
A little bundle of joy
A tiny part of me.

So perfect in every way
Her tiny hands and feet
After nine months of carrying her
At last we finally meet.

Filled with unconditional love
All I can do is stare
And hold her tightly in my arms
To let her know I care.

Head already full of hair
The cutest button nose
Rosy little cheeks
And teeny weeny toes.

Born on Hallow’een
She weighed only four pounds three
A miracle no less
Can’t believe she came from me.

The sweetest thing I’ve ever seen
More precious than any treasure
As I gaze down at my new-born child
She gives me so much pleasure.
She reminds me of an angel
Sent from the heavens above
I promise I’ll protect her
And shield her with my love.
Already she’s my number one
The apple of my eye
I’ll love and cherish her from this day on
Until the day I die.

 

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