endometriosis, a poem by e.h. lemon
Updated: Sep 2, 2021
"i cannot see you now
but i hope you do not feel unseen"
a helpless ode to ovaries
that reproduce then wheeze
if i trim my breast and underbelly
will you lose your shade?
that metaphorical sass you traded in
to be on display
oh, artemis
you crazy bitch
why can't you let me let go
you stand between me and my knees
sometimes i hate you ho
"bleed for me, just bleed" i cry
i've never felt so ashamed
excluded from my own body's conversation
like existing without a name
-
e.h. lemon
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