i have two sets of parents
one gave me the hardware while
the other provided software

i never met my hardware dad
he died before i knew i was
adopted but i met my hardware
mom a couple times who said
he made harpsichords and was
crazy fighting things
that were not there at night

my software mom and dad were
Kansas farm people who wanted
kids and were very nice and
normal he worked at Boeing
his whole life and sent me to
college while he could barely
read

i'd like to believe
there is no difference
when you know your hardware
and software separately
but what i truly believe
is what we all have
is a shore and a sea
and we can be all things
that live (around)
or even in between