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Do Not Throw Litter Down the Toilet

Do not throw litter down the toilet,
Female should behave and co-operate;
Well. Well. At least do one thing correct.

Though small girls at first know not that,
Because their menstrual period comes often late,
Do not throw litter down the toilet.

Young maidens, the initial step, joying how bodies reset,
Their elegance might have made them co-ordinate,
Well. Well. At least do one thing correct.

Married women who wrap and tighten their hips with a corset,
And sigh, too much, they grief giving births puts on weight,
Do not throw litter down the toilet.

Solemn madams, near menopause, who see fewer and fewer blood to get,
Sore hearts could embrace the despair and shameness generate,
Well. Well. At least do one thing correct.

And you, my dear, sitting on the toilet,
Red, wet, with blood pouring from your gate.
Do not throw litter down the toilet,
Well. Well. At least do one thing correct.

Copyright © 2007 by Tammy Ho


Tammy Ho Lai-ming is a Hong Kong-born and -based writer. Her works have been published or are forthcoming in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, India, Britain and the United States. For more information, please see www.sighming.com.

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