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enough
i bleed on all my momma’s shirts
because they’re black.
not once a month
a few times a week
at home
on my bed.
my sheets are red but it still
shows a different pigment
telling me im not that, i must not be that
on my hands and shoulders what i grip between
my lips
what it smears, it says nothing, it says braille
it says you bleed so much because you dont eat so much
you bleed so much because your skin wears thin
when youre shedding it from your scalp
to your ankles.
you bleed on all your mother's clothing because you are an adult in
a way, because you don’t get periods anymore
you just get bloody and sore from other things
because that alone can remind you that you
are healthy enough and you are strong
enough. although none of it is right and you know that, too.
they kind of start
to look like stretch marks but i'm trying to shrink.
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