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Grandma
tradition
Spoke
to little P
When
you get your period
Listen
to me:
“Pickles
could rot
And
plants could die
If you touch cattle
Their
udders may dry
Don’t
say prayers
Or
touch any holy book
Don’t
enter the kitchen
And
don’t you dare cook
Why
do you need to
wash
your filthy hair?
Do
not touch your husband
If
you really care
Your
dirty, unclean cycle
Can
make men and children ill
If
you go swimming
You’ll
drown for sure
or
be a shark’s kill
If
you go dancing
Or
play out in the field
You
will stain your skirt
and
your family honor indeed.”
But P
knew her body
So
she wasn’t really afraid
She
laughed at the don’ts
and
a new song, she made
“My
dear dear granny
Granny
full of traditions
I
will not follow your taboos
Not
any of these conditions
Across
borders and cultures
Women
of the world unite
In
feeling no shame
For
blood that makes life
So
listen my dear
I
will do as I please
I
am a #PeriodPride warrior
your taboos I shall defeat.”
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