Defined by what I reject

Today, I found myself thinking again…
how much of me is built by what I reject
like Michelangelo chipping off everything
that’s not David, but it goes unchecked
it’s the artist’s vision, and how he sings
What he chooses and what he flings

By medical records, do not assess me
heredity neither defines nor confines me
I’m not what I was some time ago
I don’t let taped voices play in my head
my own or those that sing a different note
Tradition, culture does not float my boat

Wisdom is not another’s struggle, nor
imposed values from a different range
Savoir faire – how to deal with my life
Now …. but keeping it open to change

Today, I found myself thinking again…
how much of me is built by what I reject
acceptance is not easy though
It’s where I truly exist, but
It’s only in the here and now
appropriate is what I allow

you may or may not see me again
in the same form or dissimilar one
what I do or say today will remain
true to the moment when it was done
if I live, I’ll say and do much more
and it need not be an encore

If I learn to code, I’ll reinvent keyboards
3-D prints of digital art have me floored
Painting tools may go, it’s not blasphemy
A skill still learnt, a point still scored

Today, I found myself thinking again…
how much of me is built by what I reject
Did Michelangelo throw all the chips?
gave up the chance to take a dip
into what shaped David as we see
what made him flinch, what made him flee

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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #244

Shared on OLN#322 at dVerse

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