Second Coming No. 540 — July 13, 2026

A poem-a-day protest against the threat posed to our democracy by Donald Trump and his fascist regime

Ann Grogan
Considering Estrogen Therapy

As our understanding of testosterone therapy continues to evolve, prescribing information should reflect the best available science.
—Brian J. Christine, MD, federal health official

Apparently, new evidence might warrant
broader prescribing of testosterone to men.
With cancer scares of ancient days abated
and medication now reevaluated,
a man can take hope for a chemical savior
when facing the nasty condition of a flaccid bone.

I’ll try to find joy in the front line benefit
many men find in a prodigious mooseknuckle,
but the most joy will accrue to the hundreds of clinics
whose bottom lines will also be boosted,
while women continue to wonder why
the male fascination with the fore dingleberry?

Personally I’m more interested if a man has got
ten fingers and a tongue, then move on
to see if there’s a heart beneath the bombast
of how society defines a “man.” I’d rather research
how estrogen could help teenage boys avoid
the “warrior ethos” of the many modern MAGA men.

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Ann Grogan‘s poems have appeared in Querencia, Amethyst Review, Whims of the Wilderness, The Prairie Review, New Verse News, and other journals. A joyful octogenarian, pianophile, and retired lawyer, she lives in San Francisco.

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