POLITICAL Poem: SOON IT’S GOING TO BE ILLEGAL FOR A WOMAN TO HAVE HER PERIOD, by Seneca Basoalto

You cannot spread your legs for man
or man will shame you,
yet man will determine 7 days of blood to be the butchering
of what could have been man’s image within the womb

they will blame Eve for the blood
then blame you for not willing it away
like legitimate rape that the body would shut down
if it really wanted to

what is the probability of getting fucked by a bomb
bleeding backwards against your opponent?
what is the probability of getting fucked like a trade in
when your body is your only currency

what is the probability that you are unkillable in the same way
that blood doesn’t speak as loud as it does when you attempt
to wash it out

of the period panties you keep
to remind yourself of how long you’ve been a threat