“Why’d you get rid of us?” Lucy
asked.
“We were still good!” Ethel said.
“Your stupid uterus was messed up!
Not us,” Lucy said.
“Don’t call me stupid,” my former
uterus chimed in.
“What’d we ever do to you, anyway?” Ethel asked.
“It’s what you might’ve done that I was afraid of,” I said.
“So you picked hormone replacement over us?” Lucy asked.
“Some trade-off,” my useless uterus said.
“What’d we ever do to you, anyway?” Ethel asked.
“It’s what you might’ve done that I was afraid of,” I said.
“So you picked hormone replacement over us?” Lucy asked.
“Some trade-off,” my useless uterus said.
“Oh, shut the eff up!” I told them all.
We went a few more rounds, then I covered my head with my pillow and went back to sleep...
Tonight, two post-menopausal gals -- no names mentioned; hint - the SJG is one of them -- will go see "Menopause: The Musical" to celebrate our lost uteruses. Or, is it uteri? Yes, I believe it is. Either way, we're going, dammit. Some things are worth singing about, even missing body parts. Don't you agree? Of course, you do.
We went a few more rounds, then I covered my head with my pillow and went back to sleep...
Tonight, two post-menopausal gals -- no names mentioned; hint - the SJG is one of them -- will go see "Menopause: The Musical" to celebrate our lost uteruses. Or, is it uteri? Yes, I believe it is. Either way, we're going, dammit. Some things are worth singing about, even missing body parts. Don't you agree? Of course, you do.
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ReplyDeleteI have thought about it, but I can never find where to submit it. Thanks for the suggestion, though.
ReplyDeleteI have everything I was born with, including my memory-- parts of which I only wish I could have removed!
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping you keep it all!
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