It’s strange to be standing on the edge of a precipice waiting
Talking to folks who’ve walked this path before
And with all good intentions try to warn me
It’s strange looking down and realizing that I could meet the ground at any moment
Everyone tells me it’ll happen
They tell me I’ll be too tired to be
Insinuating that I’ll resent my life
Or lose something I could never get back.
What they don’t know is that I’ve hit the ground before
It has already happened
I’ve been far too tired to be
I’ve resented my life in ways that seem impossible now
I’ve lost so much of myself I’ll never get back
And I’m so glad
It’s not a precipice at all
It’s a wide expanse under a setting sun
It’s a sun-kissed morning where the birds are chirping.
It’s the swelling sounds of wind in the trees
And the moonlit music of evening.
It’s tired mornings and tears
It’s everything
All that will be will be gathered to me
I’m so glad.
Feb 3
Feb 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM UTC
It’s strange to be standing on the edge of a precipice waiting
Talking to folks who’ve walked this path before
And with all good intentions try to warn me
It’s strange looking down and realizing that I could meet the ground at any moment
Everyone tells me it’ll happen
They tell me I’ll be too tired to be
Insinuating that I’ll resent my life
Or lose something I could never get back.
What they don’t know is that I’ve hit the ground before
It has already happened
I’ve been far too tired to be
I’ve resented my life in ways that seem impossible now
I’ve lost so much of myself I’ll never get back
And I’m so glad
It’s not a precipice at all
It’s a wide expanse under a setting sun
It’s a sun-kissed morning where the birds are chirping.
It’s the swelling sounds of wind in the trees
And the moonlit music of evening.
It’s tired mornings and tears
It’s everything
All that will be will be gathered to me
I’m so glad.
I'm waiting for my baby to come this week, so I wrote a poem about parenthood. It is based on conversations I've had over the years where well intentioned people, in-person and online, have said some strange things "warning" about what early parenthood will be. This is my response.
