Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Nature Or Nurture

So intertwined it was hard to tell
Was I born like this or was this nurtured?
Feelings unclaimed by others in my family
Resonate from my child self

I thought I was adopted, was sure of it
However my identical twin was sure she was not
And we do have Daddy’s eyes
Nature or nurture?

My soul self remembers blips and slivers 
Of other lifetimes 
Or were these my dreams?
Hard to say; they were more vivid than life

Is that what dead this?
Real living?  I am not a philosopher
Yet I remember things so hard,
And feelings I cannot name
For there are no names for them

So was I born like this or was this nurtured?
I look back and remember 
But was it this life or another?
Complications for sure

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M. L. Kiser September 5, 2020 at 9:11 AM Sometimes I think I might have been hatched. No, you don't want to know why, but if you see my duck feet, you might have some idea. Caren Krutsinger September 5, 2020 at 1:22 PM I have some weird things but I will keep them to myself until the right poetic opportunity presents herself.