life begins at menstruation

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

in some states
the bloody slough of cells
exiting unneeded
from the chalice
of  this body
14 days before

half of the equation
adding up to life
breaks free
& looks for
strong-swimming sperm

is now the moment
life begins

legally.

funny;
in the old days
life began at ejaculation
because we women
were simply vessels for seed
& wasting that
was the sin

now,
we are so much more

or should be

more than walking,
willing incubators
waiting to be occupied
valued only
for what we expel,

the life in our bodies
numbered before it begins.

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About Susan L Daniels

I am a firm believer that politics are personal, that faith is expressed through action, and that life is something that must be loved and lived authentically--or why bother with any of it?
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5 Responses to life begins at menstruation

  1. kvennarad's avatar kvennarad says:
    April 17, 2012 at 4:29 am

    Needed to be said.

  2. Susan L Daniels's avatar Susan L Daniels says:
    April 17, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    Thanks–I have to say this was the first time I wrote about menstruation 🙂

    The title was banging around in my head for a few days.

  3. I HAVE A VOICE's avatar I HAVE A VOICE says:
    April 18, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    THANK YOU Susan… Lovely expressed and exposed in flexible truth, properly measured! Your new Fan, Deborah

  4. menstruation's avatar menstruation says:
    April 24, 2012 at 3:09 am

    I love this! 😀 Not for boysyouve been warned The By Product

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