Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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The Weight of Two X Chromosomes. Could there truly be a benevolent, all-knowing deity creator? Just compare the relative ease with which men (X/Y) 'sail' through life, While women (X/X), the absolute necessity for the continuation of human life, Must go through such relative torment to be bearers of that life. Large breasts--unlike any other ape-- are permanently formed-- A possible platform for cancer. Then menstruation, continually forming 'ripe' eggs (But inconveniently in between the bleeding periods), Until one is finally nabbed by a sperm to create an offspring. Birth, often very difficult or deadly,-- And then several years of producing milk to feed such offspring-- Sometimes too much with accompanying pain and other times, paucity. Then the female is discarded from reproductive abilities, Through the process of menopause--far sooner in life than her male counterpart. What makes this all happen, Is that women are endowed with a longing for an offspring--a child. And thus, such longing, masks the clear thinking, Concerning all the trials she must go through (sometimes alone), Allowing human kind to reproduce and multiply for the benefit of the species. Frank Maurer 6 July 2025 1645 Hours.