Like a flower forced to bloom by the harsh bright sun

My time had come without me knowing making me wish I were a son

Naive and free as I was, I didn’t know of the stares that lurked

A woman they said as this burden was a newfound perk

This is how bleeding leads to beauty oh so damned I am

Thought death had come for my me but a instead the start of bodily program

One where I grow and weight won’t let go easily

The last time I’ll not know of leacherous gazes that threaten my safety