Period

Picture Courtesy-Anonymous

At midnight she felt the spasm

sleepily dragged the hand

to the drawer and wore the pad.

Sleep disturbed, feet got cold

a hot bottle soothed the pain.

Stomach groaned of hunger

and the uterus of unbearable pain.

The half-eaten chocolate on the shelf

melted in the golden wrap.

The fingers dug deep into the chocolate ball

She slept until morning all curled up.

- Shaista Dhanda

4.9.2017

This post on 'Period' is a part of photo series on Instagram. The picture is anonymous. I have written on the topic as asked by @youthspowerindia on Instagram. I hope many girls and women will relate to the words and the boys may understand.