Mar 2016
Search. Find. Push.
******. Ouch. Nothing.
Sitting; uncomfortable.
Stand. Walk. Ouch.
Nothing.
Blanket and a mirror.
Search. Find. Push.
Standing.
Search. Find. Push.
Pull. Splatter-print red on plastic.
Leaving sliver of string attached to puffy cotton. Dangling.
Check. Finished. Blood.
Pull.
Search. Find. Push.
******;ouch;nothing.
Search find push.
****** ouch nothing.
Repeat repeat repeat.
******. Ouch. Nothing.
Sitting; uncomfortable.
Stand. Walk. Ouch.
Nothing.
Blanket and a mirror.
Search. Find. Push.
Standing.
Search. Find. Push.
Pull. Splatter-print red on plastic.
Leaving sliver of string attached to puffy cotton. Dangling.
Check. Finished. Blood.
Pull.
Search. Find. Push.
******;ouch;nothing.
Search find push.
****** ouch nothing.
Repeat repeat repeat.
This was my poem for International Women's Day. It features my personal experience with tampons and uses the art of words and poetry to showcase a simulation of that experience for men or people who do not use tampons.
