The Crawl Space

The Crawl Space

A Poem by Christina May Shanaberg
"

A mother at her wit's end!

"

THE CRAWL SPACE

 

I awoke to daymares

And tried to make matters right;

Had there been nightmares

Or mind monsters, in the night;

The children were screaming,

Blaming me for lost shoes;

The husband was steaming

About the morning's bad news;

What had happened after

A sweet, sincere "good night;"

Was it that their laughter

Turned into a pile of spite;

I am a wife and mother

Whom hates mornings like this;

Some way or another

I want to cease to exist;

I run onto the lawn

Wanting to float into space,

Because I hadn't had time to yawn,

In this crazy place;

I looked at the house,

Wiping tears from my face;

I tried to turn into a mouse

And hide in the crawl space.

 

© 2011 Christina May Shanaberg


Author's Note

Christina May Shanaberg
For you, Mom!

In my mother's, Susie Q's" review, she says that the picture reminds her of some of my family. She is referring to my four pet rats, Chartuese, Little Tommy Tucker, Rick, and Gary.

My Review

Would you like to review this Poem?
Login | Register




Featured Review

I just finished a review on this a few minutes ago and it disappeared. Don't be surprised if it appears somewhere later.LOL. Maybe I just forgot to save it. Imagine that. I know many moms and dads can relate to this poem. I love the picture of the mouse, it reminds me of some of your family.

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.




Reviews

This is exactly how my house is most mornings ...I like to call it organised chaos lol but i do wish sometimes that there were somewhere for me to crawl into and hide lol ..Great piece xx

Posted 11 Years Ago


Our hamsters used to get loose and hide in the heating ducts. Sounds familiar. Wouldn't it be nice if we could do that too:)

Posted 12 Years Ago


This made me laugh! Mothers the world over can identify with this write! Kuddos!

Posted 12 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

This is so very very cute! Well done! Wouldn't we all at some point like to hide in the crawl space. Keep up the great work.

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Being appreciated is a hope... you can only try as hard as your heart allows. Children don't know unless they are shown, taught, and held accountable. And your mate - he/she...needs to be awake.

"Blessed Be..."
Chris

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

very beautiful poem, the role of a wife and mother is so busy, i have just entered in to wives world, yet to become a mother, the poem is lovely and i love the rhyming, its so perfect....

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Sounds like someone needs a break. Good luck.

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

This piece serves to remind us all that we have days that we enjoy and others that we'd rather forget. Well presented.

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Some mornings are worse than others. Some can even make you wish you could stay in bed all day. Nice thought... all day! Like the write.

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

WE ALL HAVE A PLACE WE GO AND HIDE NOW AND THEN EVEN ITS ONLY YOUR MIND ITS A NICE PLACE GO WHEN FACED WITH EVERYDAY STRESS LIKED THIS PIECE
TK

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


First Page first
Previous Page prev
1
Share This
Email
Facebook
Twitter
Request Read Request
Add to Library My Library
Subscribe Subscribe


Stats

906 Views
25 Reviews
Rating
Shelved in 1 Library
Added on August 15, 2011
Last Updated on August 16, 2011
Tags: Mother, Unruly Children, Hiding, Sanctuary

Author

Christina May Shanaberg
Christina May Shanaberg

Mount Vernon, OH



About
I am a former member of North Shore Writers' Guild in Willoughby OH. I have had numerous poems published and letters. I am, currently, working on a screen play that I hope will interest my cousin-in.. more..

Writing

Related Writing

People who liked this story also liked..