The Menopausal Tent

Why the menopausal tent?
The tiredness make you want to run away to the hills with a tent
The hot flushes make you want to run away without the tent
The cold flushes make you want to run away with 3 sleeping bags and the tent
The weight gain make you want to run away to the hills wearing the tent
The anxiety makes you want to run away to the hills hiding in the tent
The paranoia makes you want to stay in the tent
The depression makes you want to stay in the tent forever
The social anxiety makes you want to stay in the tent in the living room
The hills are too far away!
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Kitchin Avatar
August 22, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Claire, menopause is a beast. You depicted it well in your poem.
Hughes Avatar
May 22, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Claire, being a man, I can only understand your in-tent, my sympathies to you!
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