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I am from the Sunshine State,

from the pink flamingos and palm trees.

I am from the crashing waves, under the great seafood.

from the nets of fishers, it tasted like crab.

I am from the state where it's the wettest and hottest.

The place where it rains the hardest,

Whose food from its oceans, I remember as if my own.

I’m from endless waters and restless people,

from the Northeast and the orange blossoms.

I’m from the busiest streets and the

Greatest teams,

from places of jazz and country!

I’m from the place with Disney World

With a shopping demeanor

And ten musical pieces I can learn and play myself.

I’m from the heat of sand, and the bundle of palm trees.

From the missions lost

To the cities,

Used to keep me entertained.

Under my bed was a backpack

Spilling purple-colored pencils.

A beautiful opportunity of a reason

To drift beneath my dreams

I am from those moments -

Watching tv before I went to bed

Calming down like dandelions fallen from the top of houses.