As of 2012
Between 12-23% of new mothers
Carried certain feelings with them:
They were happy and persistently sad,
As their hands caressed their babies’ vulnerable flesh
Their bodies extra sensitive to the little one’s needs
They slept through their cries
Excited and anxious
The heavens were made for all mothers;
Some lost in feelings of guilt and worthlessness
And the song writers wrote their songs:
Some will win
Some will loose
Some with always sing the blues
Maybe you have been born into such a life
Many years passed you by
And you wondered what just went wrong?
Since your life was normal, to you
Since your priors were in fact YOU …