40+

"What are women in their Forties made of?
Of Intelligence, beauty, slenderness. Cakes, independence, positivity, success. Equality, influence, tolerance.
A man’s fist in the face, a yeast infection, a split lip, betrayed he thought.
Mental health medicines and abortions. Infertility and fertility treatments. Bitterness and being stared at. Divorces and reconstituted families. Selfishness and lack of joy".