Preordained

Preordained

A Poem by John Prophet

Preordained.
Predetermined.
How much
is me?
Twice
programmed .
First.
Conception.
Codes
combined.
New
instructions
laid down.
Sex.
Size.
Color.
Personality.
Many more.
None
personally
selected.
Start the
show.
Second.
Birth.
Location.
Culture.
Beliefs.
Religious.
Political.
Many
more.
Accident
of birth.
Location.
Blank slate.
Force fed
beliefs.
Opinion 
not
consulted.
Each an
historical
amalgamation.
Biological.
Cultural.
Past spun
up to the
present.
Been
down
this road
before.

© 2023 John Prophet


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"Force fed beliefs/Opinion not consulted." Ain't it always the way?

Posted 2 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

John Prophet

2 Years Ago

Yup, right from the giddy up.
Thanks for reading

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