{"sf1_id":334471,"sf2_id":"yndxxDpn","title":"Poem #36: Where I'm From","author":"bhscorch1313","words":221,"posted_at":"2012-02-04T06:30:00.000Z","tags":["Poetry"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/334471-poem-36-where-i-m-from","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/yndxxDpn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/12/87/12874a5d-f8e6-4345-abb0-0ed3c4cd9ae1","description":"#37 of Poetry\n\nSenior 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.","content":"_Where I'm From_\n\nI am from constantly read books,   \n from dirty Adidas smeared with grass and dirt.   \n I am from the giant tree in front of the house   \n(Rides that always miss the green trim because of it).   \n I am from the smooth river-rock stones,   \nthe somewhat surviving flower gardens that   \nnever last through the winter.\n\nI am from the disassociation of blood   \n and belief, from abandonment by Ken,   \nand emotional abuse by Grace.   \n I am from drinking and bearing the pain   \n that comes along with it, from\u0026nbsp;  \n \"Always tell the truth\" and \"Don't do drugs\".   \n I am from growing up with belief only to find   \nmy own belief, my disbelief in a gods image.\n\nI am from Washington but truly from Montana,   \n from pasties and my mom's thick fudge,   \nfrom mom's unfathomable determination in my   \nupbringing, the lack of help my father provided.\n\nI am from the old shoe box of memories   \n that is now full   \nto be made full over again   \n because of my relocation   \nof which I am scornful   \nyet grateful.\n\nI am from my numerous friends, in many places   \nfrom which I hold dear,   \ntheir worth to me so high   \n no cost less than my life   \nwould suffice.\n\n~bhscorch\n\n[![Creative Commons License](http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nd/3.0/88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/)  \n\"Where I'm From\" by bhscorch is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/)\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Poetry","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/334469-poem-35-places-of-me.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/334472-poem-37-rights.json"}}