Truism

Amber, the hospital tech,

Is talking about parents

And how parenting has changed

In the past generation,

And she concludes, It’s the same

Amount of crazy, but just

In different ways. You note this,

Since it strikes you that it’s true

For all human history.

The amount of craziness

Remains the same, summed over

Every epoch and era.

The manifestations change.

Amber checks your oxygen.