2025/Chloe-

I am from the World of Coca Cola,

The home of MLK and pecans.

I am from the goobers growing under the soft rain,

It tasted like juicy peaches.

I am from Stone Mountain,

And the producers

Whose creamy, rich pimento cheese I remember

As if it were my own.

I am from G.I. and Stay-at-Home,

From Jeremy and Tierra.

I am from morning tea,

the Rocky Mountains and prairies.

From ‘Can you stop?” and “Be quiet!”

I am from the pencils and paper

With a creative thought

And ten sketches I can draw myself.

I am from Buckingham Palace and Tower of London,

Harry Potter and Stonehenge.

From the Cokethorpe School lost to the PCS,

To the education used to keep me a top student.

Under my bed was a basket spilling purple dandelions,

A bouquet of memories

To drift beneath my dreams.

I am from those moments –

Afraid before I hit the road.

I am a leaf growing from the family tree.

- Inspired by George Ella Lyon