Period.

once a month
im freed from confinement
proclaimed emancipated from my mental ward
allowing my heart to finally flutter freely
allotting time just enough
for us
once a month
to bond without bondage
& get in touch
to exchange knowledge
& just
truly get to know each other
once a month
without the uttering of my judgmental mind
oppressing my heart
by internally discriminating against its God given right
to feel free

once a month
i look forward to hormonally harmonizing with my heart
syncing its rhythm with the womanly woes
i never disclose
in order to prevent being a burden
and being emotionally exposed
connoted as weak
because i'm "such a girl"

so i pose with poise
as "one of the boys"
only pardoned to be a female
once a month...