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Where I'm From

I am from the Land of the Rising Sun.

From ginkgo trees and jinja/shrines.

I am from the kimonos under the cherry blossom sky.

It smelled like the pinkest of trees.

I am from the place where Anime roams,

The deer run free

Whose festivals and tales I remember

as if they were my own.


I am from freedom and peace,

from teacher and worker.

I am from the nice

And the dark,

From “Get over here!” and “Shush!”

I am from graceful ballet

With a pirouette

And ten poses I can do myself


I am from hurricanes and crystal beaches,

Brown-shelled turtles and bumpy alligators.

From the BFF lost to the PCS

To the tricks used to keep happy.

Under my bed was a fairy jar spilling silvery glitter,

A dim glow of starlight,

To drift beneath my dreams.

I am from those moments-

The dark before I gained the light.

I am a purple dandelion falling from the family tree.


- Inspired by George Ella Lyon


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