At a young age, woMEN
MENstruate. Wait.
MENses. What do you see?
My body MANgled.
Pause. MENopause.
I’m pausing.
No MAN’s Land.
MENtally I need time for me.
It’s comMENdable.
For a woMAN to stay in her feminine.
I wonder: feMENine?
They gave us that one with “I”
On the MENd
Not needing a MENtor
Or a MANager
To MANsplain to me
I live by my comMANds
DeMANding anything from me is
MANipulation
HuMAN rights.
Is it alright?
MANic episodes turned into art
EleMENts of artistic expression
MENacing, perhaps
But fundaMENtally
A MENagerie of thought
MANeuvering into my new era
MANifesting my
eMANcipation
Self love is roMANce
It is MANdatory
Cora A Rice 15-February-2025