Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Hemel Sampat

  • Fratricide

    Hemal Sampat No bleeding this month.It is how I announced myself.A child arrivedAnd Mom and Dad were overjoyed. Years pass.One day, no more bleeding.No more children to come. Then, bleeding again.It is how he announced himself.A different child arrivedBorn of Mom alone. Tan-colored, like meBut unwelcome. He grows where I grew:In the endometrium.He feeds off…