Birthing

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

Published in

The Honest Perspective

Dec 14, 2021

a poem

Clearing, moving

Awakening, coming alive

A gasp of cold air, filling, rushing in, tingling, teasing the nerve endings

Wake up, wake up, the night air whispers

It’s time.

Alive and moving

Flowing in spirals

More from the list: "The Poetry I'm Most Proud Of"

Curated by

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
in
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself
My Veil
·1 min read
·Jan 11
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
in
Modern Women
Righteous Rage
·1 min read
·Jan 11
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
in
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself
Empty Arms
·2 min read
·Jan 11
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
in
Modern Women
Honouring a Matriarch
·1 min read
·Jan 11
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
in
The Honest Perspective
The Smallest Of Things
·1 min read
·Jan 11
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
in
Lifeline
Shades of You
·1 min read
·Mar 24
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
in
The Honest Perspective
Knowing What You Want
·1 min read
·Jan 11
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
in
The Black Veil
A Haunting
·1 min read
·Jan 11
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
in
Write Like a Girl
The Butterfly Woman
·1 min read
·Mar 7, 2021
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
in
The Honest Perspective
Arms In The Dark
·1 min read
·Nov 28, 2021

View list

Written by ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

688 Followers

Editor for

The Honest Perspective

Writing on the female experience, race, motherhood & self-development. Columnist at The Green Parent magazine. Follow me on IG @adeola_moonsong.

Recommended from Medium

Yael Wolfe

Why Women Desperately Need Honest Conversations About Marriage & Motherhood

It’s time for the fairy tale to die

8 min read5 days ago

The Good Men Project
in
Hello, Love

My 9-Year-Old Accidentally Explained Why His Mom Divorced Me

The truth was always hovering just a little over my head.

8 min readSep 3, 2020

Lists

Staff Picks

332 stories84 saves

Katie Michaelson
in
Welcome to My Not-So Fancy Garden

What’s Happening in Your May Garden?

My Mid May garden is filling out and showing off her early blooms — all easy plants to grow

7 min read6 days ago

four cartoonish images of a white woman in business wear. i like this image because it looks like 4 different social media profiles.

Zulie Rane
in
The Startup

If You Want to Be a Creator, Delete All (But Two) Social Media Platforms

In October 2022, during the whole Elon Musk debacle, I finally deleted Twitter from my phone. Around the same time, I also logged out of…

8 min readApr 19

Martin Morrison
in
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

The Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Spring Writing Competition 2023

Now Open!

5 min readFeb 10

Unbecoming

10 Seconds That Ended My 20 Year Marriage

It’s August in Northern Virginia, hot and humid. I still haven’t showered from my morning trail run. I’m wearing my stay-at-home mom…

4 min readFeb 16, 2022

See more recommendations

Help
Status
Writers
Blog
Careers
Privacy
Terms
About
Text to speech

Birthing

a poem

More from the list: "The Poetry I'm Most Proud Of"

My Veil

Righteous Rage

Empty Arms

Honouring a Matriarch

The Smallest Of Things

Shades of You

Knowing What You Want

A Haunting

The Butterfly Woman

Arms In The Dark

Written by ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

More from ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE and The Honest Perspective

Modern Women: Submission Guidelines

How to write for Modern Women

Have You Heard About Medium’s New Boost Program?

I’m one of the new boost curators

Why You Shouldn’t Bet on Someone’s Potential in Relationships

Committing to potential can lead to failure

Glass On the Kitchen Floor

The end of the perfect family and the start of something so much more