Poem #36: Where I'm From

Story by bhscorch1313 on SoFurry

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#37 of Poetry

Senior English assignment. This is a pretty common English assignment across the states, but for those who don't know, all of them are based on the format a poem of the same title by the writer George Ella Lyon.


Where I'm From

I am from constantly read books,

from dirty Adidas smeared with grass and dirt.

I am from the giant tree in front of the house

(Rides that always miss the green trim because of it).

I am from the smooth river-rock stones,

the somewhat surviving flower gardens that

never last through the winter.

I am from the disassociation of blood

and belief, from abandonment by Ken,

and emotional abuse by Grace.

I am from drinking and bearing the pain

that comes along with it, from

"Always tell the truth" and "Don't do drugs".

I am from growing up with belief only to find

my own belief, my disbelief in a gods image.

I am from Washington but truly from Montana,

from pasties and my mom's thick fudge,

from mom's unfathomable determination in my

upbringing, the lack of help my father provided.

I am from the old shoe box of memories

that is now full

to be made full over again

because of my relocation

of which I am scornful

yet grateful.

I am from my numerous friends, in many places

from which I hold dear,

their worth to me so high

no cost less than my life

would suffice.

~bhscorch

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