WHERE I'M FROM
I am from monster mouth, from a fallen tree
To an abandoned tree house.
I am from a never-ending circus
Crying out to be left behind.
I am from fruit trees and blackberry bushes
From the weak branches of the peach tree.
I am from Orcas Island and family dinners
And prayer from Kyleanna-Banana to Tader-Tot.
I am from, 'because I said so', and 'bookworm'
From 'where are we going' and the assumed answer
"Crazy, wanna come?"
I am from blue eyes and brown hair,
With an odd ball in the middle of it,
From Pizza and Top Ramen.
I am from friction, from mind, to pen and paper
From a repeated Salmon Bake,
To the sparkling lights of Christmas.
I am from memos stores away in my thoughts and heart,
From painted pictures of lost memories.
By Kyleann Irwin
13 years old
January 2008
