Ebb and Flow...by: Jamie Walker

Ebb and Flow
By: Jamie Walker

As the moon controls the tide,
Also my flow
That I must hide,
In aisles named hygiene.
In boxes labeled scented.

Shame covered by fresh scents.
Pads with wings
and brightly colored wrappers.
Bins in corners,
In purses behind zippers.
Code words to protect our fragile state.
Shared by my sisters
A reminder of the power
Of my effeminate uterus.

The moon
Womanhood.

My vagina is holy,
Beautiful and soft
Astounding those who may enter.
Fashioning life from its folds.
Origination of desire.
The system is fucked
and afraid.
Repressive and uneducated.
No pride in blood.
Hushed cunts.


**Jamie Walker is a 26 year old Moline native.
She works as a Professional Account Manager and is the Mother to
a rambunctious, adorable, 3 year old boy.