Parents
Pass on talents.
Their gifting’s in their genes.
My parents gave their writing gifts
To me.

I’m glad —
Grateful that each
Imparted separate gifts,
Now multiplied in me. I owe
Them much.

For if
I could not write
To share my heart and soul,
I could not bear the emptiness
I’d know.

To write —
To share true thoughts
And honest emotions —
To freely give myself in words
Is life.

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