Blood From the Womb
poem/rap about misogynistic attitudes about periods and how stigmatized they are in society

I got my first period at 11-years-old...
I put on a pad just like I was told.
When I told my dad,
He grimaced and said,
"Men don't like hearing about that,
Talk to your mom instead."
/
So, talking about your preferences,
For breastier and slimmer chicks,
Is perfectly natural to discuss with your daughter.
But the second I mention menstruation,
It's a disgusting, sinful condemnation,
Glad to know you're just another chauvinist motherfucker.
/
Ain't it funny how the blood from the womb,
Makes all these men crumble?
(All these men crumble.)
But your body is a delicacy,
To make these men stumble.
(Make these men stumble.)
/
So men can fart, burp, belch, and spit...
They can talk about openly about their own dicks.
But I mention how PMS is making me sick,
Suddenly I'm labled the nasty bitch.
Well, I have some big fucking news for you...
I don't give a fuck anymore if it sickens you, douche.
To mention how my body is sloughing eternally...
Besides, I've passed blood clots thicker than you.
/
Ain't it funny how the blood from the womb,
Makes all these men crumble?
(All these men crumble.)
But your body is a delicacy,
To make these men stumble.
(Make these men stumble.)
/
They used to put us in asylums,
Overdose us with opium.
Denounce us hysterical demons
Cast down from the podium.
They used to jam icepicks through our skulls,
Make us zombies and culled
Any defective woman
Who didn't do what she's told.
They used to rape us with vibrators,
Forced orgasms will stop the vapors.
If not, they'd remove our clitorises
And make us joyless babymakers.
Some cultures exhile PMSing women to huts
Like we're animals, not humans who just bleed every month.
So, you think I give a single fuck,
You're having a bitch fit over a tampon?
You think I'm gonna apologize
Because you think my natural body is wrong?
My period is normal...
Your beliefs are misogynistic.
Now get the fuck out of my way,
I have a life and you're not gonna steal it.
About the Creator
CT Idlehouse
I write stories and articles. Sometimes they're good.


Comments (1)
I’m not interested in opinions about menstruation from anyone who can’t bleed fir a week without dying. This is fierce. Love it, hate the need for it.