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the poem my period brought me
it’s been 107 days since I bled
my womb thick with exit signs
a few little deaths
long strands
streak across white tissue
as I look at them momentarily
revelling in an explanation
for the tears that flooded
the whole damn house
because sure
I blamed the moon
and Mercury
and that wayward bomb
as a valid reason as to why
I’ve felt so atomically shitty,
but there’s no-one else here
in the bathroom
behind a closed door
demanding answers
and blood is beautiful
in its own strange way,
there’s artistry to its woe
as I look at its chosen canvas
labelling my masterpiece
just let it go
darling… let it go
Published 13th Aug 2024
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13th Aug 2024 1:51am
The number of times I have melted down without explanation, and then felt like it was some brand new revelation when suddenly the explanation showed up in red streaks.... for fucks sake, you'd think I'd remember this was going to happen!! How can the emotions be a surprise every damn time?! I do envy those who find it predictable...
I love how you've conveyed that vulnerability, and then eventual strength in acceptance. Thank you for writing this, it's beautiful.
❤k
I love how you've conveyed that vulnerability, and then eventual strength in acceptance. Thank you for writing this, it's beautiful.
❤k
13th Aug 2024 4:49pm
My lovely. What a fucking year this week has been. 🙈
Yep, it catches us all out. I’ve hit peri-menopause early, so trying to predict mine is much like pissing in the wind. But yeah… I’ve been a wreck emotionally for months. Anxiety has been off the scale, I’m feeling everything so fkn much… urgh. I’m not sure if I need good sex or a vat of peanut butter to drown in. Possibly both at this point.
Thanks so much for dropping in. And yeah… I hear ya!
-M
Yep, it catches us all out. I’ve hit peri-menopause early, so trying to predict mine is much like pissing in the wind. But yeah… I’ve been a wreck emotionally for months. Anxiety has been off the scale, I’m feeling everything so fkn much… urgh. I’m not sure if I need good sex or a vat of peanut butter to drown in. Possibly both at this point.
Thanks so much for dropping in. And yeah… I hear ya!
-M
13th Aug 2024 7:36pm
13th Aug 2024 9:47pm
… smooth or crunchy… because… crunchy might hurt if it gets in cracks if you know what I’m sayin’ 🤣🤣
14th Aug 2024 00:25am
13th Aug 2024 3:51pm
13th Aug 2024 4:52pm
I think you’re right. There’s power in the blood. 👌
The more I form a relationship with my own body, the more I feel into it. The good parts and the bad.
Thanks so much for dropping in and leaving your thoughts. 😄
-M
The more I form a relationship with my own body, the more I feel into it. The good parts and the bad.
Thanks so much for dropping in and leaving your thoughts. 😄
-M
