clay pigeons

i was told once / i’m made up of all the people i’ve never met / great-great grandads mum’s mum’s cousins / hodgepodge features / clay clump cavities / laugh like him / frown like her / you can never escape / the eyebrow that raised you / wrinkles tapestry trees / copycat quirks / hand me down genetics / two generations too small / i think it makes sense / there’s not a part of my body / that i have ever owned