Menopause

Housed in a young body that's not so young at all begins the night sweats leaving every inch of her body caught between soaked cotton sheets and emotional mood roller coaster swing shifts that change from moment to moment unrelated to any bipolar cycles and a desire to spread her legs so wide as wide and open as she never thought she wanted them to go although not knowing quite what to do next but the throbbing between her legs is pulling her like a relentless young ghost refusing to cross over and the deep heartbeat between her is so strong and so loud that she is frantic that it must be touched.