Genetics

Ever since my mom told me about her dad

I’ve come to see things in a different hue

Taking a look at my foundations

Is it red or is it blue?

.

Both sides of the family

Three more than a few

Had quite the burgundy aesthetic;

Do I sometimes too?

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Let me examine all possible impulses

With a very fine-toothed comb

Is it good or is it thoughtless?

Me, or my grandfather’s loan?

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And could it be deflection

When she said we all so hide

To smile the world in reflection

With tranquility inside?

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I think I’d like a scale of definitions

To measure the weight of my care

What is learned

Versus what is just, fair

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Last on my list:

Is it normal to wear yourself, version many and 22?

Maybe it’s life

Or maybe, Pop-pop, it’s you

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