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A Lipogram About My Period

By C.M. VazquezPublished 4 years ago • 1 min read

Context: Malinche (c. 1500 – c. 1529) was an enslaved Nahua woman who helped the Spanish conquistadores by acting as a translator for them. She was also a consort for Hernán Cortés. In Mexico, she is hailed as the epitome of betrayal, as these actions are considered a betrayal to her people.

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Malinche.

That bitch.

Erratic, unreliable, trouncing on my melancholy day, opportunity making her grin, overwhelming me with grief, filling me with rage, murdering through my back, bleeding me until I am a heap on the ground.

I really hate my period.

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C.M. Vazquez

She/Her. English Professor. Aspiring Novelist. 30+. Proud Latina.

I'm obsessed with my cat and fantasy fiction.

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    Written by C.M. Vazquez