Pads and Periods

Every month a girl bears the agony of

A headache, nausea and stomach cramp

It is none other than menstruation,

To deal with it requires a lot of patience.

Release of hormone from pituitary gland

No fertilization of egg results in breakdown

Uterus lining; beginning of periods

Observed at the age of 12-15 years.

Usually, this cycle lasts for a week

Backed by severe abdominal pain and bloating

With the commencement of blood discharge

Then call for the urgent need of pads.

Pads of different brands come to rescue

Providing wide range of sizes and comfort

Preventing leakage from the side wall

To bestow girls a chance to be unstoppable.

The tale doesn’t end here

As a girl is susceptible to PMS as well

Which occurs prior to few days of period

With mood swings, depression, and fatigue.

Period is no more a taboo

And to be a girl isn’t a sin

Where she plays a multiple roles

From a sister, mother to caretaker

Society needs to empathize

With this situation of every girl

To take care of sanitary hygiene.

Need for awareness of sanitary hygiene

Let pads be within reach of every girl of this country

To cope up with the monthly cycle

Let no girl suffer this problem at all.