Genes

You are the original template
you are the original exemplary
how seen were you actually?
how revered were you (honestly) at the time?
why pleased with your low maintenance?
you loved us more then we would've loved you back
where was your ally your partner in feminine crime?
oh mother who's your buddy?
oh mother who's got your back?
the heart of the house
the heart of the house
all hail the goddess!
you were "good o!"
you were "count on 'er 'til four am"
you saw me run from the house
in the snow melodramatically
oh mother who's your sister
oh mother who's your friend?
the heart of the house
the heart of the house
all hail the goddess!
we left the men we went for a walk in the gatineaus
and talked like women like women to women would
womyn to womyn would
"where did you get that from?
must've been your father your dad"
I got it from you I got it from you
do you see yourself in my gypsy garage sale ways?
in my fits of laughter?
in my tinkerbell tendencies?
in my lack of colour coordination?

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Just read Estel's blog and it came to me about hereditary traits and all...
Although scientifically we know we get some traits from our parents like dark hair, brown eyes, buck tooth and all, but in actual fact we get some of their characters, IQ, EQ etc too.
For me, as much as I hate to admit, I do resemble my damned-cursed-jerk father more as in i got his intelligence i.e. cunning-ness in me. The mole between my eyebrows came from him too by the way.
Sometimes I wonder why I can lie through my teeth and stare at the victim straight in the eye at the same time. I realised it's hereditary now.
Because we're so similar to our parents, because we came from them, because we're their kids.
I got all the better bad points my father has, his wits, his talent for lies, his cunning mind, and I realised i got more appearance traits from my mum, though my dark hair is from my dad.
It's an amazing thing, this hereditary talk and all, we get to thank our parents for the good traits they gave us, and we can blame them for the bad traits for all we want. :)