FROM RISK TO RISK

With the blood of emigrants in my veins
hardy, heart-bound stock
who crossed waters and worlds
seeking stronger life,
you would think I would be a stronger person
more daring
challenging customs
ranging from risk to risk.

With my genetics
and my culture,
I am uniquely prepared
for an adventuresome life
braving the elements
and the crises
that keep me from my goals.

I should be ready to rush
all dangers
to become what my foreparents
expected of me.

Instead, I have difficulty
leaving the house
on a nippy day
or approaching the goddess
that might proffer an icy stare.

I have failed my family
who fought so long
to create me.
But then again,
with such good raw materials,
they should have built me better.