Look how that turned out

I am not a handy person of any sort

but my love is, so I call upon her

to drive the nails, and unscrew the screws.

My father was handy, but he did not want

me to work with my hands, he wanted me

to work with my head, so he taught me

that I could not work with my hands. Often

you turn out to be what you are told

you will be by your parents. Sometimes,

though, you overcome these negative voices,

so I am sure that one day I will become

proficient with a hammer, and a screwdriver

because I will say yes I can to the voices

in my head that are saying no you can’t.