The Invisible Thread
/Are we born with a blank slate
or shaped by genetics
perhaps both braided together
make us who we are
We drift through this world
leashed to the DNA code we carry
yet possessing the free will to choose
even the outside force
influences our decisions
We spend a lifetime
building our own tower
gathering every block
within our reach
stacking them as high
as we can climb
Yet an unseen thread
exerts its reign
and despite our effort
we find ourselves
chained to destiny after all
By Shih-Fang Wang
From: United States