AND YOU SLEPT

I gave birth 

And you slept 

I made food 

And you slept 

I did all the things a woman ought to do 

And through it all you closed your eyes 

And said you could sleep 

And you slept, through it all 

I met people, developed, and altered 

Through all this you slept 

When you woke at the end to find me changed 

You complained that I hadn't consulted you first 

And what was a friendship 

If not to grow on together 

Exchanging ideas and love 

What can I say...my darling? 

You slept like a baby, when without warning 

You woke and cried...like they do ...come to me.