i walk by the river and listen to it sing

”you are the sum of many things”

the trees and the breeze and the birds on the wing

”you are the sum of many things”

grateful to feel a part of everything i see

”you are the sum of many things”

a squirrel drops a nut just in front of me letting me know he wants to be seen , ” you are the sum of many things”

my lineage began when the first cricket chirped ” i am the sum of many things”

i respect and understand how everything is intertwined

”for we are the sum of many things”

our distinct characteristics can be attributed to so many things in different combinations that color our eyes and color our skin, but we are all the ”sum of so many things”