The life you long for is hidden in the life you have
By 
Joshua Luke Smith2024-10-28T11:16:00
Our new columnist the poet Joshua Luke Smith encourages you to return to your life
We had a night not so long ago where both kids were awake continually. It was a constant cycle of changing nappies, dispensing medicine, cradling and trying to comfort those cries that bounce off the walls without mercy. It was brutal, and I’m not going to attempt to romanticise it, but there’s something about a night like that which screams to you: “This is your life!” and you have to listen.
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