Perhaps
When asked
To designate
Race
We should
Strike through
The options
And
Write in
‘Human’
One
Begins life
Totally dependent on othersInitially taking baby steps,
Exploring the world outside of selfGrowing…learning… bonding
Decade upon decade,
Extending the boundaries of our realm
OUTWARDUntil, in old age,
The tables are turnedFragile legs take halting steps
Children become parental;
Parents become childlikeFocusing increasingly
INWARDOur world begins to shrink
Ever smaller in sizeUntil coming full circle
Back to square
OneInspired by Daily Prompt – Baby