Pesky Hormones: A transfeminine person's period. (Poem)

CW/TW: HRT, genitalia, periods, menstruation, reproduction
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Originally posted on Patreon, February 27th, 2020

They say make baby but I don’t want to, and even if I could,
I still wouldn’t want that. My transition goal isn’t motherhood
The estrogens and progestins now in my body have gone mad
For they are searching for my uterus that I never had
What is wrong with me? What could it be? 
Is this a period? Who knows? Won’t you tell me?
The cramps and sudden arousal say make baby
How do I know, ask my doctor at the clinic, maybe?
Do I bleed? No doctor, I don’t bleed through my dick
And the TERFs accuse me of pulling a misogynist trick
But surely my PMS, sore breasts and cramps are real
This is something that most people with estrogen feel
The hormones are the cause, they change, they shift.
There are new feelings that often fall and drift.
My pesky hormones are not always such a curse.
The breasts are nice, but they are for a wet nurse.
I only took progesterone for that, though they say again
You’ll grow breasts for milk for the future children
I know hormones don’t rule me, but it is very neat to know.
I know my sexual biology, I know how my body will grow.
I was told that this was not for me, as if Periods were a forbidden game
Periods and menstruation are separate things and not to be made same
At least I don’t need tampons or pads, especially in this economy.

Please listen to my body and experiences, and respect my autonomy

-Brittany

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