Bleeding Chalice. A Poem For Those Who Bleed In Silence.

Bleeding Chalice

They say women were blessed 


to bleed five days a month:

to bleed

all

that has been poisoned

that cannot be born

that is silenced from speech.

Doctor-like, their gods seem to know

hushed up wounds infect

regardless of pronouns.

I wonder which among them

offered the blessing:

she who cannot be visible 


may at least bleed in hiding.

How I wish at least one

stooped to gaze at the offering

that at least one

dared

to drink from the bleeding chalice.

Poet – Meherin Roshanara

Meherin’s poems have been published by the Northeast Review, Antiserious, Kritya, Undergroundflowers.com, Indian Ruminations, Aksharam.net, Chintha.com, The Heart Only Whispers(2014) and many other notable publications. Her other passions are photography, the occult and retired books. She lives in Hyderabad and may be reached at meherinroshanara@gmail.com.

Illustration by Aditi Gupta.