I'M Every Nationality!
Many, many years ago when I was nearly three,
I joined my parents and we made these nationalities.
My mom was born in Berlin,
to my Hitler youth grandpa.
He didn't like some Germans,
but for his country he fought.
My dad is of an Irish name,
and he lives in the states.
And at a friendly's restaurant,
he met my mom one day.
Now Irish dad and German mom,
are happy as can be.
-But soon they felt, to be complete,
they needed to have me.
I was born in Guatemala,
many miles away.
Till my parents saw my picture,
in the USA.
And so they took a journey down,
to get my sis and me.
And thus, there are two Latins,
in the Dowling Family tree!
Now I’m married to a German
who is my best friend.
And the day she has my kids,
the whole thing starts again.
I reckon here's a lesson,
to those feeble shallow minds.
That love extends beyond a race,
or culture, place or time.
So maybe you can look at us,
and say it's only right.
That anything is possible,
in this beautiful life.
Oh, I’m the future now!
I’m the future now!
It sounds funny I know,
but we're all over the globe!
We're the future now!
Copyright © David Dowling | Year Posted 2007
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