Oooh, I like that separation of Fate and Destiny. I'm reasonably agnostic, weird for a girl who still does spells, I know. But I do believe that the things that happen to us happen for a reason, even if we can't make sense of it at the time, or maybe even ever. I'd like to believe in a god/universe/creator entity/pick your name for it that wants the best for us, but won't outright push us in the direction of it, because finding it for ourselves is part of the point.

And thanks! College!me listened to an awful lot of October Project, and I'm sure this poem didn't escape their influence.

Wouldn't one of your One True Loves have resulted in kids who were, like, 5'1"? >D