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Where I'm From
February 6, 2015
I was
From grandma’s overflowing paint collection,
ripe raspberries and red grubby hands.
From the end of the line, tallest to shortest
and glowing blonde hair, strand by strand.
I am
From the rewarding sale of my first piece art,
beaming heat and days by the pool.
From 5’1’’ at every doctor's appointment
and bending the rules.
I will be
From lengthy projects and the stroke of a brush,
a bedroom that's not just my own.
From shortest freshman on campus
and “I miss you. Come home.”
© Chelsea H., Carlsbad, CA
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