My Heritage is linked to Celtic Boii leaves me free to dance to inhabit creativity to defy social conventions Invites me to pursue music, color, love a vagabond’s passion for people for places, varied in lieu of money Allows others to disdain me for my sense of thievery promiscuity my inability for permanence a merry poverty rooted in letters of travel granted by royalty perhaps I inspire envy in my Bohemian Gypsy revelry? Lisa Albright Ratnavira 3/06