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Jul 12Liked by Margaret Ann Silver

Loved this one x

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Thank you, Nelly ๐Ÿ’›. I owe it to you and @Stephanie Moore!

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Jul 14Liked by Margaret Ann Silver

Oh dear, no one prepared us for this. The things we could write and talk about this are so many.

You poem is beautiful and it kindles something in me... another poem maybe?

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Iโ€™m honored. My favorite kinds of poems are the ones that make me want to write another poem ๐Ÿ’›.

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Thank god for menopause for me! A great rendering of a bloody subject

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Thank you, Tam. Iโ€™m looking forward to menopause in some ways.

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Jul 13Liked by Margaret Ann Silver

Your poem is truly a work of art!

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Mohika, what an amazing compliment. Thank you!

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This poem is amazing. I love it too. I'm on the other side of things now, with its own set of challenges. Things my mother never told me about.

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Thank you, LeeAnn. Part of me wants to be on the other side of things YESTERDAY, and part of me is afraid of what comes next. Iโ€™m starting to think that no oneโ€™s mothers have ever told any of their daughters about itโ€”not because they donโ€™t love us, but because no one has taught any of us how to say these things. Ugh.

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