TRACING MY HANDS

I have my father's hands

but now I wonder
who else's hands do I have?
were they my grandfather's
or my grandmother's?

and then

were they my grandfather's father's
or grandfather's mother's?
or my grandmother's father's
or grandmother's mother's?

which branch of the family tree do my hands dangle from?

and could I trace them all the way back
to wheels and caves

or ever farther