Hen Menstruation Not Required

It is 2019

We invented 

the wheel,

sliced bread,

chairs that fold,

and a way to tell 

who was calling 

before we answered 

the phone 

We walked 

on the moon 

We eradicated 

small pox 

We figured out 

a way to get 

the stickiness 

on both sides 

of the tape 

and still remove

the tape 

from the roll

We made 

a hot dog 

from a pig 

and a cow

and a turkey 

and vegetables

and made them all

taste basically 

the same

We were able 

to take

our telephone 

off the wall,

add a dictionary 

and a calculator,

an encyclopedia,

a thesaurus,

a music player, 

and a camera

and somehow fit it all 

inside our pocket 

and effortlessly take it 

everywhere we go

And yet people 

are still baffled

that you can use

something else

to bind your cookies

besides fucking

chicken eggs

Written November 29, 2018