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October 2, 2013
By ms.wilson BRONZE, Detroit, Michigan
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I Come From


I come from drinking kool-aid out of jars
from playing tag in corn fields
I come from hot summer days
with only a ceiling fan
from waking up to
the smell of
homemade apple pie
and the sound of laughter
everywhere

I come from Talladega, Alabama
a small city
with big sugar canes
from moving to Detroit
leaving my friends behind
but not the memories

I come from living in a small house
by a big field on a street
called Greenview
from neighbors cutting grass everyday
from having fun in the yard
with my sisters and brother
getting wet with sprinklers
all day in the summer
that’s were I came from.

© Vanessa H., Tempe, AZ

The author's comments:
This poem is about me,and my past of where i came from. I chose this poem because its all about me
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