My heritage

What is heritage? Is it cultural, national or family identity? Is it an inherited value system or merely traditions, dress, language/dialect and food handed down down from previous generations? Is it the interconnectedness of stories and shared memories? How do we meaningfully express and honour our heritage?

---

The answers to these questions can become philosophically complex, especially when tagged onto a sense of identity.

---

In celebration of Heritage Day, here is my personal poetic reflection:

My heritage

How do I define it when it doesn't fit a box or definition?

For me, it is

Places,

Moments,

Conversations,

Traditions,

Scents,

Flavours and

Melodies.

Whispered words of wisdom transcending time.

Shadows of truth spanning decades.

Where I feel at home

Where my heart is settled

Where words aren't needed to explain

Who I am

Why I am

I just know

Embraced by the familiar

Inspired

On the wings of past stories, laughter, tears and scattered memories.

My heritage

It is all this and more

I carry it with me,

In me

And I share it with you.