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Where I'm From

December 18, 2020
By Elianans BRONZE, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Elianans BRONZE, Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
"Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon" - Paul Brandt


I am from

I am from Guatemala 

From Central America to North America

From the rocks in our backyard 

Brown, sharp, bumpy and rough


I am from the dirt soft and moist

I am from angry tension in the air

From Mum and Dad

I am from the dark and light

From hand me downs to designer


I am from “ get out of bed!” To “ stop messing around.”

From roasted turkey to chocolate lava cake

I am from sea urchins

Sharp, and prickly


I’m from poems—

 pages white but flimsy

Holding me to the tips 

of human fingertips



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