my grandpa
had an identical twin
~
his brother
drank, beat his wife
an extreme nationalist
~
in 1926
my grandpa
made a choice
~
never seeing
his fatherland
his family
again
~
identical genes
same upbringing
~
how can two people be so different ?
~
my grandpa
had an identical twin
~
his brother
drank, beat his wife
an extreme nationalist
~
in 1926
my grandpa
made a choice
~
never seeing
his fatherland
his family
again
~
identical genes
same upbringing
~
how can two people be so different ?
~
Interesting, sad and reality…another good question..
Sounds like a real life Yin/Yang. Glad your grandfather was the better half.
I’ve met a grandson
from my grandfather
he is quite, gentle
and teaches theology
~
when he visited
he caught his first fish
~
he had nightmares
all night
Maybe they are the light and dark of one person, divided into two
If only I could go back in time
and sit with both
in the early 1920s …
I wonder the connections you make from these thoughts.
I have a list of finished
unfinished ideas
each day
one seems to step forward
~
sometimes
a new one appears
and butts in line
Ok, now I can see why he made the decision after he left Germany.
there comes a time
no matter the past
where one needs to move
and not look back
Probably for the same reason that twins who’ve been separated at birth, given up for adoption, often end up having nearly parallel lives, having very similar experiences, marrying the same type of person …
genes are part of who we are … so is our environment … but, ultimately, twins, triplets, whatever: we are all individuals, and perceive the world differently, which can make a huge difference in who you become.
There are even ‘mirror image’ twins … identical, but everything is on the opposite side…
And, I suspect, I’m taking the poem too seriously. :-)
By the way … I have to ask …
Do your thoughts flow in the same way as your writing… sort of like a scroll of short words… or, do you think in full, complete sentences, and just write in small, brief, burst of words?
interesting …
from IQ testing
~
identical twins
raised separately
in similar environments
show 72%
correlation
in intelligence
~
so-called “measurable” trait
roman
rule
inspiration
~
while
articulating
self monitoring
my thoughts
~
my brain
breaks the information
into small chunks