Us Girls by Emily Haywood

Womanhood is understanding.

It’s passing period pads

To strangers in the toilets.

It’s secret glances in a group

When boys act dumb.

Its sharing perfume,

Lip gloss and highlighter,

Even if there’s barely

Anything left in the bottle.

It’s drunken compliments

And safety in numbers.

It’s Send me a message

when you get there

and Let me know if you

need an excuse to leave.

Womanhood is a compassion

That society chooses to turn

Their back to. Yet we have

Something just for us.