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Image for the poem between ages 51 and 52,

between ages 51 and 52,

IS WHEN        
HER MENOPAUSE        
STARTS KICKING IN        
       
I HIDE        
MY STRUGGLES        
ON MY BEAUTIFUL FACE        
THEY ASK ME        
IF IM OKAY        
I JUST FLASH THEM        
A LATIN SMILE        
       
KEEP WALKING        
THAT LONG DIRT LONELY ROAD        
       
WHEN IM FREE        
I LET THINGS GO        
       
TO FACE HER EVIL WAYS        
I HIDE MY TRUE SOUL        
       
OUR CHILDREN DEPARTS      
, leaving MY LATIN MIND      
SO SILENT        
WHEN YOUR MENOPAUSE      
STARTS KICKING IN      
MORE LIKE      
WHEN YOU'RE GOING FUCKING MAD    
     
WHEN THE DAY    
      YOU SAY
 IM TRULY OKAY    
IT’S WHEN  I TELL    
           YOU  
 GOOD BYE    
   
MY EYES ARE NEVER DRY    
  BECAUSE  
      REAL   MEN DO CRY
Written by Trome
Published | Edited 23rd Dec 2024
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