Friday, March 12, 2010

Awkward is as Awkward does


My little girl is awkward. 
She is unco-ordinated.
Gangly and clumsy.

She falls on the same knee.
Reopens the same wounds.
Blood and gunk on sheets.

Just the other day she fell head first down the stairs.
She just kept rolling.
Carpet burn scar on forehead.

An assortment of bandaids cover her limbs.
Wiggles, fairies and the like.
They seem to quell the pain.


3 comments:

Norbyah said...

she'd be in good company with ella. VERY clumsy and uncoordinated. i just hold my breath when she is on stairs or if she starts running down the hill to our house. then, as soon as i think it, she falls. dear amaya...you'll catch up with your body soon.

xo
n

Anonymous said...

I couldn't help but giggle when I read this post Shan. My Josh is the same. He will so often cry out 'help mummy' and to my amazement he has his arm caught in an obscure object. I come to the rescue, only to find him in the same predicament minutes later.

He falls, cries, trips, and I don't know whether to laugh or cry with him.

Bless the company that produced the Wiggles bandaid......

Good luck with all that...
Love Jo

Veer said...

It reminds me of my old days,when I was young as Amaya. I always hurt my knee on the same spot everytime and I still have the scars. Amaya will grow stronger out of all these falls. Cuddles for Amaya...
Chiao
Veer