Menarche
This is the first menses since the death of my mother
I accept the position of the matriarch
I mourn her death
This is the first menses since the death of my mother
I accept the crown of the matriarch
I mourn her death
This is the crown of my mother
This is her blood
This is how it flows through me
This is how it will flow through my children
This is how it will flow through my grandchildren
This is the period of my mother
This is her time of being alive
This is how she flows through me
This is how I will give life
This is the blood of my children
This is how I will keep them alive
This is how they will give life