Removability Characteristic

Kinder to your own,
Fiercer to others,
Oxytocin glues
Together the walls
Of humanity—

And it’s not even
Unique to humans,
Only uniquely
Deployed as part
Of what makes humans

Such weird outliers
Among mammalian
Social species—apes
That, with the extra
Tissue of syntax,

Can elaborate
Coordination
And competition
As populations
Into the millions.

What’s not well-explained
Is how easily
These adhesives can
Be peeled, reapplied,
Their bonds optional.