Where I Am From
I am from chaos and secrets and silence,
from unwanted, to wanted, and so forth.
I am from barefoot days is cool grass,
the comforting sound of baseball games on the radio.
I am from picnic table stages
and an audience of clouds which took hours to create.
I'm from honeysuckle and strawberry patches,
from Bible drills and hand me downs.
I'm from private schools
and Baptist churches, tongues, and Hail Mary's.
I'm from death and loss,
a big family, but a part of none.
I'm from big cities and small towns.
From the only, to the oldest, to the middle.
I'm from the smartest, the not good enoughs,
the spoiled and last on the totem pole.
I'm from the ideal life that everyone dreams of
and the empty place of why's and why nots...
From not questioning anything
and finding multiple perspectives on everything.
From perfect, yet imperfect and being ok with it.
I am from learning the hard way and taking from it
a new experience, point of view, perspective.
I am from there is no hope and proof that there is.
I'm from "it is what it is" TO "it is what you make it".
I am the exception to the rule.
I am from a change in paradigm.
I am from chaos and secrets and silence,
from unwanted, to wanted, and so forth.
I am from barefoot days is cool grass,
the comforting sound of baseball games on the radio.
I am from picnic table stages
and an audience of clouds which took hours to create.
I'm from honeysuckle and strawberry patches,
from Bible drills and hand me downs.
I'm from private schools
and Baptist churches, tongues, and Hail Mary's.
I'm from death and loss,
a big family, but a part of none.
I'm from big cities and small towns.
From the only, to the oldest, to the middle.
I'm from the smartest, the not good enoughs,
the spoiled and last on the totem pole.
I'm from the ideal life that everyone dreams of
and the empty place of why's and why nots...
From not questioning anything
and finding multiple perspectives on everything.
From perfect, yet imperfect and being ok with it.
I am from learning the hard way and taking from it
a new experience, point of view, perspective.
I am from there is no hope and proof that there is.
I'm from "it is what it is" TO "it is what you make it".
I am the exception to the rule.
I am from a change in paradigm.