You are born into a predestined identity
Name, language and, culture assigned at birth
Until you find yourself
Crawling into a world of discovery
Name, language and culture assigned at birth
The apple ripens and falls from the tree
Crawling into a world of discovery
Stopping at the heart of four intersecting roads
The apple ripens and falls from the tree
Searching for an answer found within thyself
Stopping at the heart of four intersection roads
Not knowing who you will become
Searching for an answer found within thyself
Not knowing who you will become
Frightened to make a mistake, even though
You are born into a predestined identity
Jul 6, 2016
Jul 6, 2016 at 8:14 PM UTC
You are born into a predestined identity
Name, language and, culture assigned at birth
Until you find yourself
Crawling into a world of discovery
Name, language and culture assigned at birth
The apple ripens and falls from the tree
Crawling into a world of discovery
Stopping at the heart of four intersecting roads
The apple ripens and falls from the tree
Searching for an answer found within thyself
Stopping at the heart of four intersection roads
Not knowing who you will become
Searching for an answer found within thyself
Not knowing who you will become
Frightened to make a mistake, even though
You are born into a predestined identity
Poem written on 2012 from the perspective of my eighteen year old self.
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