My contribution to this week’s writing challenge is a poem.
My DNA Analysis
Who am I
or what am I
is the question.
To be who I am
or to be what I am
is the question, too.
A mother’s daughter
without much resemblance
but for a smile.
A father’s daughter
without much perseverance
but for an idea.
Pragmatic mom
Idealistic dad
In between, I remain
in a limbo, akimbo.
You look like your dad, they say
Aye, you sound like your mom
Listen to her, will you? say they.
Aargh! I say
Leave me alone, I say
Let me be me, I say
No hearsay, this is who I say
Or is it what I say.
Who am I? Why am I?
How am I?
When am I?
A little bit of him
and his shared bits of them
And the rest – of her
and her share of theirs
A little bit of something
some bits of nothing
And nothing much of everything.
I am nothing without them –
my parents
Or am I
Or am I nothing because
of them.
This is who I am.
what I am.
