I am from chocolate,
From apples and oranges
I am from reading and
Drawing on paper
I’m from alternative
Rock and pop
I am from blowing out
The candles on a
Birthday cake.
I am from Brianna and
Hope whom I am still
In contact with
I am from the slick feeling
Of silk and the fragrance
Of beautiful roses
I’m from cotton balls and
Dreams
I’m from the rosebush and
The dogwood in my front yard
I’m from “Duck Duck Goose” and
“Hide and Seek”
I’m from Patsy’s 14th birthday party
And the summer vacation of 2005
I am from my Aunt Becky’s death
And my dog Lilly’s death
I am from my Beta induction ceremony
And my Grandfather going legally blind in one eye
I am from “all good things come to an end”