What does it mean to be a woman

This is just me

menstruating

on some obscure corner

of the Internet

on Mother's Day.

 

I meant for it to be

more groundbreaking

and edgy

than it actually

turned out.

 

Slides of the in-

side of the vagina

don’t look much different

from slides of the larynx.

 

Both appear pinkish

and alive.

 

This is what I learned

from the only speech pathologist

I know.

And I trust her.

 

Once I had a speech pathology.

When I said,

“Menstruation,”

I pronounced it like

a three-year-old would.

 

“Men-

Stuation.”

Very cute.

And edgy.

 

What does it mean

to be a woman?

 

You might have

three to seven

fat days per year.

 

I tried to cancel these

the day I turned thirty,

and had mixed results.

 

The last time I had a fat day

Vincent was on vacation.

As a woman,

I can make

my own choices

about fat days.

 

As a woman

I’ve become

mostly well-versed

in forgiveness.

Phrases that begin with

“As a”

truly help a person

to feel smug.

 

But making a whole list

of such phrases

is annoying

and seems pretentious.

This is just me

wondering if

my eternal tits

have finally grown

and if anyone will notice

and if that makes me more

of a woman. 

As a woman,

I am better off

avoiding coming off

as pretentious.

 

This is just me,

once again hoping

some dude will enjoy

my performance.

 

The first play

I ever wrote

in my life

was called

Back

When I

Used To

Have a Prostate.

 

You don’t need a prostate

to have a urethra.

You don’t need an s,

to have two urethra

at least not today.

 

The Dépanneur Café

no longer serves jujubes

at least not today.

 

This is just me

hoping the dude

will find me delightful,

charming,

witty,

sincere,

possibly good-looking.

Cute.

Edgy.

 

This is just me

Feeling hungry,

But pretending I’m not

Hungry

Or dissatisfied

In any which way

Whatsoever.

 

The End.

This is just me
wearing the blazer
I am trading for Kombucha
Tomorrow
on the Trade Hole


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