JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE

I have spent my life doing for everyone else with very little regard for myself and what I want. Is it wrong for me to want time for myself, even if just for a little while?

I want to live in total abandon
go where I want 
when I want
just for a little while

I want to do what I want 
to be free 

from responsibility
just for a little while

I want to soak in a bubble bath
with candles lit around me
without disruption
Just for a little while

I want time to read
write, and take photos
when I want
Just for a little while

I want time for me, myself, and I
without anyone 

taking offense
Just for a little while

© 2015 Suzanna Jayne Mullins

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

from what many of your personal poems have expressed, you deserve to have this freedom and comfort...

[SJ Mullins]

Thank you, Jacob. It just so happens my daughter agrees with you. My Mama is the one who has bore the brunt of everything, may God bless her weary soul. God bless my baby girl, at almost 25, and all she has had to endure in her young life. Life may be tough, but God is faithful!

[SJ Mullins]

Writing is my therapy. With each poem, I write away the pain. Hopefully, others who read it and who have suffered through similar will realize they are not alone in their struggles. I can hope anyway.

[Jibey]

Making time for yourself is so important. Mothers are in high demand but they need time for refreshment and renewal. Your poem is an important reminder.

[SJ Mullins]

Thanks very much for understanding where I was coming from! Have a great day! :)