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Where I Come From
Where I Come From
byKaylaMarieOsborne
Iamfrommountains,
fromisolationandsolitude.
Iamfromdetermination,hardwork,
andnevergivingupnomatterwhatthecircumstances.
Iamfromtryingyourbest,
Anditalwaysbeingmorethanenough.
Iamfromfamilyandfriendscomingfirst.
Alwaysstandingbehindyou,
evenintheworstofsituations.
Imfromlactoseintoleranceandpoorvision,
fromwherefishisseldomlyservedforsupper.
ImfromScoobyDooandTeletubbies
fromWinniethePoohandPowerRangers
ImfromsleepingwithaBiblenexttomyheart,
Psalms23and91markedinside.
ImfromEagles,Bulldogs,andHuskies,
pizzasoupandjambalaya
oncoldnights.
Frommyfatherscrookedpinkie
andfingersmymotherneverpaints.
Inthetopofmyclosetisaclearboxwithabluelid
spillingoldpicturesandmemories,
pamphletsfromplays,andfriendshipsforgotten.
Alongsideitsitsaboxofnotesfromfriends,
promisestoneverleaveeachothersside,
sisters,brothers,
maybenotthroughbirth,butheart.
WhereIcomefromheartisallthatmatters.