VOL. XVII, NO. 1
SEPTEMBER 26, 1975
Unbinding Sexes
By JAN HENRIKSON
When we limit certain choices to certain sexes
we bind the mind like feet,
squeezing its spectrum into a stubble
bruised and blocked of circulation.
Then we say, "Realize the mind's potential but tighten the binding!"
like ordering an arm with a tourniquet
clenched around it to play football and wondering why it's bleeding.
All we need is the chance to gradually unbind ourselves.
Learn to walk, through pain at first;
and then not only run, but fly in the unfolding sky,
searching for the other side of our own moon, just living up to ourselves.
When we limit certain choices to certain sexes
we bind the mind like feet,
squeezing its spectrum into a stubble
bruised and blocked of circulation.
Then we say, "Realize the mind's potential but tighten the binding!"
like ordering an arm with a tourniquet
clenched around it to play football and wondering why it's bleeding.
All we need is the chance to gradually unbind ourselves.
Learn to walk, through pain at first;
and then not only run, but fly in the unfolding sky,
searching for the other side of our own moon, just living up to ourselves.