Preordained Poem by John Prophet

Preordained.
Predetermined.
How much
is me?
Twice
programmed.
First.
Conception.
Codes
combined.
New
instructions
laid down.
Sex.
Size.
Color.
Personality.
Many more.
None
personally
selected.
Start the
show.
Second.
Birth.
Location.
Culture.
Beliefs.
Religious.
Political.
Many
more.
Accident
of birth.
Location.
Blank slate.
Force fed
beliefs.
Opinion
not
consulted.
Each an
historical
amalgamation.
Biological.
Cultural.
Past spun
up to the
present.
Been
down
this road
before.