Tag: motherhood

• The Weight I Carry

  My boys think I’m stronger than daddy— stronger in arms, stronger in mind, stronger in the way I hold the day together like thread through unraveling cloth. But they do not see the invisible weight I carry— the late-night thoughts, the silent calculations, the way my shoulders ache from lifting what has no shape. They…

  Jessica Blake

  February 10, 2026

  Poems

  emotional_health, emotional_release, empowerment, inner_strength, mental_wellness, motherhood, self_care, self_love, strength