Heritage

1

what to do, or not to do

about your heritage –

when everyone around you reads

and books are stored in every room

and maybe your genetic code

says: read, yes read thou more!

2

everything you’ve got

you’ve got from

the father’s

and everything you’ve earned

you’ve earned by

your own toil

every single day

of your life

you walk a fine line

between the two –

3

this is earth,

my little son

this is the home

of the living

this is the soil

of the dead

this is a point

of no return –

someday you’ll fly

on soaring wings,

I give you my breath

my time as a flying school

because

someday my arms won’t hold

your dreams, your hopes, your faith

no more

and then, my son:

remember your heritage, remember the ground

from which you fly

and take refuge in the shadows

of your Father’s cross,

under bigger wings and greater love

where your soul can fly free!

(Måndagstema, Our world tuesday, The good, the random, the fun)