The Circuits First Connected

At birth our brains are wired

For some ways that we will be,

Including certain aspects of

Our personality.

 

Will we be shy or unreserved?

Risk-averse or bold?

Quick to act or cautious?

Independent or controlled?

 

Will changes be exciting

Or will we like things the same?

Will we admit when we are wrong

Or find someone to blame?

 

Of course, our family plays a part

As well as how we’re raised

And we may make adjustments

When we’re chastised or we’re praised.

 

But the circuits first connected

Form the base, to some extent,

Of the way we interact and how

Our lifetime will be spent.