I am from red hair, from blue eyes and pale skin
I am from the green house across the field
I am from the cattails, the dandelions and the willow trees

I am from Christmas gatherings and white puffy snow, from the Lien’s and the Meister’s and the cold
I am from the anxious and the loving
From the white lies and the hard truth

I am from the dusty bibles. Never before opened
I am from the South side of Milwaukee, from banana bread and chocolate chip cookies
I am from moving, adjusting and a new life

I am from home videos on VHS tapes and fading Polaroid photos
From 1997 to now
I am from the last time we went to Disney, and from the first time we went to the ocean
From the warmth of the sun and the chill from the wind

I am from red hair, blue eyes, and pale skin