Poor Poem

[ray]

I have to confess that it's not about stillborn babies.

I feel like a right twerp now

Shouldn't worry too much. We've all done it. Just going back to this

Some flannel wipes I'd replace "some" with "a", because the longer syllable in "some" puts too much emphasis on "flannel" when the more important image is the spittle. That would just be my aesthetic choice, though.
the spittle from your chin.

Does "some" place more emphasis on flannel than "a"? Can't see why it should, depends on our pronunciation, I suppose.