Friday, September 23, 2022
Thursday, September 22, 2022
thought experiment
In touch with my interoceptive feelings
As I monitor my sensations from head to toe
An experience I alone contain in my anatomy
At times I think about being in a different body
Once I could run effortlessly long distances
And lift and carry heavy weights easily
And work long hours without getting tired
But it’s not that body in my past familiar to me
I try to imagine what it would be like
If my gender could somehow switch
Knowing there's no way to really know
Except that it would not feel the same inside
No doubt others would treat me differently
Often offensively in my case becoming female
But my introspection concerns my outlook on life
If I were constructed differently
No longer being flooded with male hormones
Urging me to mate and procreate
My perspective contemplates a role reversal
What if men got pregnant and gave birth
I dare say the law would enshrine choice
And many other things would change
If women could walk away leaving the men
To contend with the fetus and subsequent labor
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
too much negative news
As a person who has paid attention
Following the news for many years
Most days now there is nothing for me
As I scroll past the headlines
Scanning for any good news
Skipping the war propaganda lies
Skipping the monarchy adulation
Skipping the politics kabuki theater
A person can only absorb so much
Negative news endlessly repeating
The poison fed to us in this sick society
Spreading a demoralizing message
Searching for useful information
Mostly avoiding the click bait stories
With so many links to look through
Not adding much when opened
Reading the human interest stories
Including the obits of inspiring people
Learning about great advances in science
Uplifts me reminding me what is possible
But the crossword puzzle is my escape
Opened each night working out the answers
Sometimes obtuse but never untrue
Followed up with solving the morning wordle
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