Where+Im+From


 * Where I’m From **

I am from microwaves From smart ones and Kraft. I am from the front porch (old, wooden, and ancient) I am from the rose bush and buttercups The early forsythy Whose long gone limbs I remember as if they were my own.

I’m from brown eyes and dark hair From Doug and Teresa I’m from the tight-wads and know-it-alls From laughing and being happy.

I’m from “Do your best!” And “Don’t worry unless you have to.” I’m from Christians. I’m from Durham, North Carolina. Cookies and mashed potatoes. From the long, black hair my friend had to cut off. In my closet in the corner lay many memories from the past. All dusty and ripped up. That closet, those memories, make you.