EMPTY NEST

 Our house was chaotic and loud
four beautiful strong daughters
no mother more proud
the three older girls - women
lives of their own
now leaving Moo & I
to go it alone, we moved far nth
to a small country town
from the hustle of the gold coast
what a huge comedown
remote hostile land with wild boars and snakes
where tiny flying insects bite you
and the crocodile bakes
down the back the mangroves
grow wild and free
Not for everyone Moo,
it's an acquired kind of beauty
the adaption proved way too  hard
the violence she'd witnessed
left her broken and scarred
she was too broken to cope
we made the right decision
I hope..
given her options she never thought twice
she shot through to her sisters
surrounded by family again she sighed;
"Mum, this is nice!"
I went from Mum to Numb
I'd lost you girls, I'd lost me
alone, broken, empty
I failed as mum - a failure
with no identity..