this is about blood

is it okay to hate your body if it’s only once a month?

is it okay if your body feels like it’s hating you back?

twisting in on itself 

from your core 

making you sweaty, and slow, 

and sore

this, feels like The Flood

maybe it is, a cycle that

keeps humanity going

eventually

but not this time

this, is about blood

and survival

i’ve touched your heart

and i will not harm you

you will be fine

is it okay to love your body now, even now, after all this time?

because even the pain feels like proof, 

and power, 

and life