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A Woman’s lot! Not yet 50 - well nearly - but not yet! But I would never have bet That this would be the year That would start to drive me to tears And night sweats….and brain fog That makes life at times a bit of a slog Now, who in their right mind would invent Menopause - someone obviously hell bent on wanting to cause maximum destruction and misery As when a mood swing occurs and the potential of causing injury A woman can easily say “sorry about that” and simply forget As she embarks on another night of sweats! Now, where was I, I do forget It’s my memory you see, again it’s let me down. From numbers to names at times they all merge and become the same! So, I’m told that reaching 50 that it is a great age to do what you want - even get on that stage But wait one second - my glamour has gone My hair is falling out, my weight is bent on increasing - so to the diet book I must go to a menu of soup and salad and sometimes I have to throw caution to the wind and have a bit of bread to stop me throwing my Ted at someone’s head! Sleeping - who needs sleep? Is it a habit I want to keep? “Yes” I cry, I love my kip and my good dreams not the night sweats that streams down my body - leaving me soaked to the skin. But not all is lost as to these words I have written on a topic that is often untold - even forbidden. So share these words I will for these feelings and emotions we need to spill and share with all so we know it’s ok not to be ok And make tomorrow (however hard!) another day of people we will not slay!
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