Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

Before We'Re Born

Before we’re born, some things are set,
Like certain traits that we will get.
Will we take risks? Will we be shy?
Be even-keeled or quickly cry?

Will we excel in sports or art?
Will music bloom within our heart?
Will friends come or will we be prone
To spending lots of time alone?

So much of how we interact
And what we love or hate, in fact,
Is predetermined to be so
Way back when we’re in utero.

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Caren Krutsinger November 21, 2021 at 11:47 PM Our life is such a quandary. Well done

Robert Johnson November 21, 2021 at 12:43 PM I've tried, I've lied, even contrived. But now I know's, that's how it goes. And it's amazing after all this time that I even survived. You da' best ilene. <3

Hannah Borke November 18, 2021 at 5:25 PM Great way of expressing it

John Watt November 18, 2021 at 12:00 PM love your musings today... never are these questions more evident than when we observe child #2 turn out almost polar opposite of child #1... enjoyed this greatly.

Rico Leffanta November 18, 2021 at 10:17 AM And finding out what makes us tick is a real adventure! Enjoyed, Ilene! Aloha!

Gershon Wolf November 17, 2021 at 6:42 PM Cute rhyme there at the end, ilene -- in utero we go. :) gw

Maurice Rigoler November 17, 2021 at 2:40 PM Yes, indeed! I've often thought of this throughout my long and interesting life, though I'm not a rigid determinist. There's a lot of room for personal choices and dumb mistakes. Love your rhyme of "to be so" eith "in utero". / Maurice

Jan Allison November 17, 2021 at 1:29 PM So our parents really have got a lot to answer for then lol! i know there is poetry on mum's side of the family it just took my hubbies cancer to come out in me:-) hugs jan xx