On Reading My Teenage Son’s Health Class Textbook

I learn about acne, bunions, and cholesterol
I learn that my son’s school has an “abstinence only” policy
when it comes to “Health” and also, apparently,
when it comes to health.
I learn that my son would not like me to get him
a different book from the library, one with information
on topics such as sexuality and birth control
I learn that my thirteen-year-old daughter is aware
that the college where I work has a basket
of condoms in the student center
and I learn, or re-learn, that neither child
wants me to write an email to the principal
on any topic whatsoever