The Period Lesson
How dare you young man make my period your burden!
Are you bleeding for a week with indescribable pains?
Coursing through your stomach veins?
Fuck you nigga because I ain’t ask for this gift
A gift disguised like a curse
Because it’s painful
But really it’s the reason for the miracle of birth
I bleed because my body is cleansing itself
Of the intoxicants and impurities
You placed upon it with your love stricken inquiries
I constantly check my pants for red stains for fear of embarrassment
Nah fuck that homeboy those stains are proof of an anatomical enchantment
Those stains are proof that I am stronger than you
I see those stains and roll my eyes
Tired of my vagina and the red tears it cries
You see those stains and damn near faint
It’s just a little blood, nigga are you okay
How dare you make me feel uncomfortable with my body!
After this red week passes you gonna think I’m a hottie
Nigga please grow up
Do it for your daughters and sisters and mothers
The women who bleed without you caring because you ain’t tryna fuck em
You wanna fuck me but my body controls you
I bled for a week when I lost my virginity until my period stopped it
So fuck you nigga for making me feel bad and disliking the natural thing that stopped my pain
When you were the one who caused it