You have reached a time in your life, when you’re relaxed,
feel confident, chilled and mellow.

You smile, the 40’s were not so bad after all,

Finally, you feel in control.

Then wallop all at once, symptoms appear.

The rush of the hot flush,

The sleepless nights, the headaches the panic attacks,
you think you’re having a heart attack.

You sit at the kitchen table till dawn, a foggy brain, writing the novel in your head,
or read another favourite author instead.

Don’t you find you pee more too? So much for all those years of yoga practice, working on your pelvic floor.

Your stomach sticks out, your bloated.
It’s an issue.
Your bum has dropped.

Your breasts; Hot, heavy molten cones,
glued to your chest.

Start the day at 34B and by dusk, rise to 38 double G.

Should I have an oestrogen implant and take progesterone.

Maybe oral tablets or a patch instead.

Should I go down a natural route of Wild Yam,

And eat more SoyBean and Tofu?

I have read I need to eat a different way,

Now that you have introduced new measures,

And feel your life will get back on track, you have a really bad attack.

Your hormones still up the creek

Your sex life and libido on hold

How will I cope? How will I be?

Having this strange alien inside me, dictating,
how I should live my life.

Some say rejoice and embrace this change in you, ‘tis a new beginning,

A chance, to become, and do, Create lots of new.

Me, I have read enough

I shall take a few steps, to access how I feel, and only then face this menopause as best I can.