Danger: Hormonal Surges
One day the FDA will issue warnings
on the dangers of estrogen & testosterone.
They will be cited for their volatile
and dangerous side effects,
and may even be restricted.
Every human will come with a warning.
Some with high hormonal activity
will be shot with antidote injections.
Most passionate and violent acts can be
attributed to these wily hormones.
They break up homes; they blind us
to the truth of potential partners.
With high hormonal surges,
we lose any sense of responsibility.
We curry danger because we need connection.
Too much estrogen results in excessive pink
and pandering, obsessive homemaking,
gathered skirts with aprons,
a need to be married-to anyone,
and beehive hairdos.
Too much testosterone makes for hair trigger
paranoia, gun collecting, jealousy
and rage on the road or in bed,
obsessive sexual conquest,
and the need to own and drive a Hummer.
Joy Harjo
Posted over on Joy Harjo's Blogsite
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