100 Days

A hundred days without a period

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One hundred days since I last bled
these hormones will fix me, you said.

One hundred days since I last bled
since blood leaked onto my bed.

One hundred days since I last bled
since my ovaries begged to be fed.

One hundred days since I last bled
since my endometrial lining was shed.

One hundred days since I last bled
Since I wanted help and had to beg instead,

One hundred days since I last bled
for something to be done before I lost my thread.

One hundred days since I last bled
Now just thirty days until I see red.

One hundred days since I last bled
a bodily function should not fill you with dread.

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One hundred days since I last bled
a bodily function should not fill you with dread.