The more I learn about myself
The more I am forced to ask
Whether I am a being of nature
Or of nurture
The further I journey through life,
The more I become aware
Who am I?
Am I the conglomeration of all that has come before me?
Some messy puzzle stitched together
Yet still scarred by the mistakes of my predecessors?
Or am I something altogether different
Perhaps a book
Partially full– waiting for completion
I may never have the answer to these questions.
But maybe nature vs nurture is not so much a definition that will be gifted upon me,
As it is one I will carve out for myself
With every step I take,
And every cycle I break,
Let justice spring forth!
Let this be the era of free will!
Let us stand! Triumphant over nature and triumphant over nurture!
Let us make each day our own.
As we wander closer to our own definitions
And further from a life defined
by the definitions handed out to us.