(inner) fall - Aigle, Vaud

“The days before my period feel like a slow descent inward - stillness, a quiet moment before the shift.

Everything feels suspended, like holding my breath underwater. I dive deep, searching for clarity, then come up for air, catching glimpses of my reflection.

This is a time of looking inside, of feeling everything more intensely. PMS hits, sometimes like a deprivation of something unspoken, sometimes like an overflow, a craving, a need, a longing.

The world outside fades, and I turn inward, preparing. Something is coming.

I let myself sink into it, knowing that soon, the cycle will begin again.”