Menopause......So

so
my mother went thru the same thing
our paths now somehow joined
except she disappeared then
and wanted to die
and I was to blame

so
its time for the next phase of life.
when my body starts to slow down
and the eggs that it has so faithfully produce
shrivel up and die
I'm not to blame

so
the flashes of heat
from the inside
that warms my being, and wets my brow
reminds me
that life is constantly changing

so
my friends laugh at me
they have been thru it
others have paved the way
since the beginning of time

so
there's noone to blame.