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Spontaneous Female Combustion

March 2, 2021 by Ashleigh Condon, posted in Poetry

Tagged domestic abuse, domestic violence, females, feminism, free verse, free verse poems, free verse poetry, journal, mental health, poemaday, poems, poems about domestic abuse, poems about violence, poems about women, Poetry, poetsofwordpress, radfem, women, womens refugesLeave a comment

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I feel hugely fortunate and I realise I spend too much time being grumpy and unappreciative. I was able to leave my charity role in the last few months and join my hubby to support his company, take naps when I need to, attend appointments, sleep in, do my hobbies, rest, and have all his love and support (not forgetting my friends and family of course) with no stress or expectation on me whatsoever. I find myself quietly fretting that at some point my luck has to run out, but so far life has only gotten better. I find myself reflecting a lot after having such a horrific time just a few short years ago, believing I had destroyed my life, made too many mistakes and falling from one bad situation to another with seemingly no end. Perhaps a crying newborn will address the balance, but if he's fine and healthy I will consider that another astonishing bit of luck, and I know neither Mike nor I will ever take that for granted. 💖

Been having a go at drawing comics over the weekend - please enjoy this short tale of my belly. 😋🤰

Happy October everybody! In the spirit of the season and my very favourite time of year, I have turned into a pumpkin. 😁🎃🍂

My little Whisky-woo 🥺🥹🥰

I need a wee so bad and my leg is cramping but I'm stuck under snoozing cats. 😭😻

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