Lori Lucas Mcclure Poet Free verse

Philisophical Ancestry

I, being the single expression of self

Except, I can no longer be expressed as one

For I am many; a legacy begun 

Progenitor of generations to come

Am I the beginning?  No not I 

for I am of another who was of another

I could not exist without the person of who before me was

and you could not exist without I, who before you came 

I am more than self, for my life is not a singular identity

for life flows from me

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S.Jagathsimhan Nair November 27, 2011 at 2:27 AM life flows from me..high philosophy, indeed..it's all one universal self..

Fabiyas M V November 26, 2011 at 8:14 PM It is deep and free,Lori.Thanks for congrats.

Michael J. Falotico November 26, 2011 at 3:31 PM Nice introspective write. Enjoyed. Michael