2025/Ramell-

I am from the Land of Ports,

From I Park and BBQ.

I am from fire under the grill

It smelled like meat.

I am from the blossoms,

The boats

Whose swaying I remember

As if it were my own.

I am from Rose of Sharon and Magpies,

From Special Forces and Family Readiness.

I am from the intellect

And the believing

From “Quiet!” and “Hurry up!”

I am from Bopl

With a list of abilities

And ten fights I can win myself.

I am from Korean BBQ and Jeju tea,

Skyscrapers and trains.

From the friends lost to the movings

To the tile roofs used to keep magpies out.

Under my bed was a bag spilling memories,

A dandelion of faces

To drift beneath my dreams.

I am from these moments –

Seen before I lived.

I am a leaf growing from the family tree.

- Inspired by George Ella Lyon