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    Posted at 3:42 am by Heidi Benson Stagg, on June 14, 2019

    June 14, 1987
    The day before …
    Too young
    Irritated by the heat
    Wanting relief.
    Swollen belly, huge boobs
    Destroyed career
    Trapped.

    The Day …
    Pain beyond relief
    Rush of emotion
    Delayed cry.
    Life changed
    My heart
    Outside my body.

    The day after …
    Best job ever
    Meghan’s Mommy
    Sigh of relief.
    I can do this
    Because Love
    Is always enough.

    Meghan Elizabeth Ortez
    June 14, 1987, 8 lbs 6 oz, 21 inches

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    Written for the To Live and Write in Alameda 2019 “Flash Lit February” Challenge 10. We had three days to write a poem or short story (of 500 words or less) or draw a piece of art to the theme “The Day Before” and submit. 

     

     

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    Author: Heidi Benson Stagg

    I live aboard a 42 ft Tayana Vancouver sailboat, hull #5 laid in 1979, with my husband and little dog. We left our berth of 15 yeas in Alameda, California in the Fall of 2022 and now live in La Paz, Mexico. I enjoy blogging about our journey, cooking in my tiny kitchen and writing short stories.
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    Heidi Benson Stagg

    I live aboard a 42 ft Tayana Vancouver sailboat, hull #5 laid in 1979, with my husband and little dog. We left our berth of 15 yeas in Alameda, California in the Fall of 2022 and now live in La Paz, Mexico. I enjoy blogging about our journey, cooking in my tiny kitchen and writing short stories.

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