26 Chromosomes
I look into the mirror
but can not see my reflection
instead, an image of my father
stares back with a smile.
After 19 years I see
I hve not become who I claim.
I am what he wanted me
to be.
I see my father hard at work
from the day he was born.
Every lesson learned
teaching to me.
I am his blood, sweat, and tears
his endless work,
the fruits of his labor
the sacrifices of life
I am his son.
I walk down the street
and see my mother
staring up at me
from a puddle
I am her long nights
her early mornings
her never-ending, growing love.
I am her son.
I lay in bed at night,
thinking of those who
see themselves in the mirror
and wonder why.
I wonder why they do not
have 26 chromosomes
and what lessons they will
never know, or teach.
we are reflections
us all.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 729 |
Words | 157 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 6 |
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