Hope(My PMDD poem)

I'm maybe quite a simple human being on this Earth-

Like all humans-

But I'm maybe different-

I had been existing as a different being -

My feelings were deep.

My emotions were intense.

My body was changing.

My flaws were growing.

When I reached my growing-up stage, It became more drastic.

It was frightening.

Suddenly, I became a monster.

A life-changing metaphor.

I am in pain.

I have been damaged.

My whole life had turned lightness to darkness, repeatedly.

Every month-

Every week

It felt like I'm a monster the whole time.

I wish others could see that and believe it–

Sadly—

To be opened!

To be honest!

To be clarified!

And then—STOP!

But it crushed me deeply-

It Silenced me.

It disgusted me.

It rejected me.

It shamed me.

It isolated me.

It dismissed me.

I was alone.

What should I do?

I hide!

I stay quiet!

I have nowhere else to go or where or who I can speak to -

Then, I found hope.

I seek help to find hope.

There is more!

I tried to speak up.

Finally, I wasn't alone.

I found where I belong.

It's a sign of HOPE.

The only way I can stay hopeful is to advocate our voices and our awareness.

I have to keep fighting!