WHERE I’M FROM

I AM FROM BOOKS

• From Barns & Noble and New York Times
• I am from the grass in the fields
• Bright, flourished
• It sounded like a sweet melody
• I am from the paperbark cherry tree
• The anemone flower
• Whose vibrant colors hold many memories

I’M FROM PAINT

• And braces
• From Vince
• And NiCole
• I’m from the sarcastic
• And to-kind-to-be-true
• From be quiet
• And go play

I AM FROM

• Praying for forgiveness
• To a god I know is not there

I’M FROM LEBADEN AND THE VIKINGS

• The fish and pork
• From the finger my father sliced with a saw
• The eyesight of one with glasses
• On the mantle shining from the light

I AM FROM

• A family who celebrates death and dental care for those who care.