Sick again

I wake up in the morning about two a.m.

to the sound of my child 

coughing up phlegm

I bounce out of bed and down the hall

When I reach the room 

I could hear her call

Back to my room 

my little one goes

snug in my bed and ready to go

The coughing doesn't stop

and now there's sniffles too

Breathing treatments all night

and Benadryl too.

I hate it when they are sick

and there's nothing I can do

Makes me feel scared and useless too

When the morning comes and

she ain't feeling better 

She's skipping school 

because I know better

When a child sick 

and had a lack of sleep

taking them to school 

would make me a bleep

We have an appointment at

eleven a.m. 

It takes a while to get us in

Every seat is takin 

and the place is packed

every child is coughing

and us mother look like crap

Our name is called

and we go in

We only wait a minute 

till the doctor walked in

She checks her ears

and breathing too

Just as I thought 

ear infection and sinus too

Meds were prescribed

and she will start to mend

Thank goodness for

 western medician

Now that the poem has come to an end

We are gonna rest 

See Y'all later

I'll write another mess.

Reviews

[mou]

at every place I have seen your concern about your child..a true mother..the most lovely words probably with lots of care..Just cute and beautiful..

[Diane]

Thank you Mou

[Samuel Dickens]

And so goes another small chapter in the life of a caring parent. Do you think, "God, please take that ailment from them and give it to me?" I'll bet you do. Having lost half my heart two weeks after my youngest was born and becoming a "Mr. Mom", I know a bit about mothering. May our children always be healthy and happy.

[Diane]

Oh, yes. Anytime they get sick or have any kind of Surgeries, I pray that god would just give me the problems they are having. It sucks to see a child suffer.

[Debbie Barry]

I hate it when the kids are sick, too! I'm so glad yours are better now, and back to school! The poem is good, and really describes what a night and day with a sick kid is like. The writing is honest and genuine, and that goes a long way!

[Diane]

Thank you Debbie!

[Debbie Barry]

You're welcome!

[Wendy Seames Garner]

Oh no, sick agiain? I like your poem, but not hearing that the kids are sick.

[Diane]

Yep ear and sinus

[Wendy Seames Garner]

Jazzy again?

[Diane]

Yeah. She was having sinus issues all oct.

[Wendy Seames Garner]

Time to get tested for alergies!

[Diane]

Yes that's what I told the doctor. Because I worried it was around the same time we got the cat. The doctor said let's not get rid of the cat anytime soon because it shows her coming in here every year since she was born with the same issues. So it might be a change of weather or some sort of plant. But if it happens once a year that usually don't do allergy testing right away.

[KCthelastboyscout]

Mommies are superheroes.they aren't allowed to have weaknesses. Except when the kiddies are sick.a genuine well written story written by one of the best superheroes I know

[Diane]

Thank you a bunch. That was very sweet. A sick kid is my kryptonite? Never thought of it that way.