{"id":13675,"date":"2017-01-13T11:36:18","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T11:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/viewfromhere\/?page_id=13675"},"modified":"2019-05-03T11:20:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T10:20:06","slug":"do-you-know-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/viewfromhere\/poems\/do-you-know-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know me?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/viewfromhere\/files\/2017\/01\/08-web.jpg\" alt=\"Do you know me?\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Gillian Gourlay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I am Gill<br>With the five kids in tow<br>The husband, the dog and <br>The frail snotty cat<br>I am mum<br>With the answer for all<br>A tenner, a lift, a solver of<br>The broken dishwasher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I am Gill<br>A bit lost in her forties<br>A late texter, slow <br>Replier to calls for a night out<br>I am mum<br>A verbal punch bag <br>For life\u2019s disappointments<br>Dirty shirts, lost lunch cards <br>And a broken iPhone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I am Gill<br>A care giver to the abused and neglected<br>A shoulder to cry on<br>A face to scream insults at how unfair<br>Life can be<br>I am GG<br>A late into the night computer basher<br>The one who makes that MISPER report<br>I am the tea maker, three sugars no less<br>The crafty home baker the young people pull faces at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I am a care giver<br>Offering two options<br>Carry on or carry on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Hope and new beginnings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Let us begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-squared w-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/viewfromhere\/poems\/\">Explore all poems<br><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Gillian Gourlay I am GillWith the five kids in towThe husband, the dog and The frail snotty catI am mumWith the answer for allA tenner, a lift, a solver ofThe broken dishwasher I am GillA bit lost in her fortiesA late texter, slow Replier to calls for a night outI am mumA verbal punch&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/viewfromhere\/poems\/do-you-know-me\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Do you know me?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13677,"parent":13337,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":""},"categories":[18269],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Do you know me? 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