there
is a history
written in the genes
the flesh, the blood
within us all
lives lived long ago
pain, happiness,
suffering, wonders
beyond beliefs
and through them
our history
remains
within us,
although not in words
we can find
the power,
the magic,
the extremes
of life
lived
within us all
and the eyes
they see without
yet
the inner eye
looking backwards
finding the past
within