POSTS | Eden Campus TPU

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Manaia

Stretched out on the long rugged brown sofa I watch my unborn daughter move in my swollen belly, twisting and turning

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Morning Routine

The knocking of footsteps and clinking noises come from outside the bedroom door. My eyes are still shut as I lie in bed hoping

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The Blue House

I remember the day we chose the blue house. It was falling to pieces. The porch was held by rotting pieces of wood,

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The Love of my Life

My eyes drift open as I hear the cries from his crib. I lie there in my warm bed, dreading waking up and getting cold for the fourth time

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Smother of the Teenage Mother

I was pretty appalled the other day when I tried to catch the bus home from school with my 18 month old son. Upon presenting my student ID

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White Sunday

When you wake up you step outside into the garden and feel the wind and sun in your face. It’s a brand new day and peaceful morning.

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A Sunset off the Coast

I stare through the window down to the old pohutakawa, occasionally flicking my eyes across to the jumbled numbers on the clock.

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On My Block

I look up at the power lines, watching a pair of my brother’s old all black Air Maxs dangle while the sun goes down.

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The Hidden Baby

The pain in my back is excruciating. I cry for help. Silence. The pain subsides. I feel weak.

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Four walls

I always thought depression was something that anyone could get over easily.

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It will never be the same again

The mist from the sky still circled around the little brown shack that clung to the earth ...