Ancestry

WHEN SPEAKING OF OUR ANCESTRY,
MY MOTHER’S EYES WOULD SHINE,
AND PROUDLY SHE WOULD TELL US ALL,
YOU’RE OF THE TUTOR LINE.

BUT, FATHER WITH A SMILE WOULD SAY,
“WHILE BEARING THAT IN MIND,
YOU KEEP YOUR EYES ON GOALS AHEAD,
NOT THOSE THAT LIE BEHIND.’

“YOU HAVE A NOBLE ANCESTRY,
BUT, ALL ARE DEAD AND GONE!”
“TIS YOU WHO HAVE TO PROVE YOUR WORTH,
NOT THOSE WHO’VE JOURNEYED ON!”

AND BACK ALONG THAT TUTOR LINE,
“TIS SORRY TRUTH, I STATE,
THERE MAY BE SOME YOU CAN’T APPROVE,
AND SOME YOU’D HATE.

THE WAY TO PROVE YOUR ANCESTRY,
[ IS WHAT YOU ARE YOURSELF! ]
NOT BY THE CHARTED FAMILY TREE,
IN BOOK UPON THE SHELF.

SO, TRY TO BE AN ANCESTOR,
WITHIN THE ALLOWED TIME,
OF WHOM YOUR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN,
IN THE FUTURE CAN BE PROUD!

AUTHOR UNKNOWN
(Any know who?)

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