2024/Zaien-

I am from the Aloha state

From clams, coconuts, papaya, and pineapples.

I am from the bright sky under the cooling palm trees

I am from the rainbows

The shaved ice

Whole frosty taste I remember as if it were my own.

I’m from the bedroom I sleep and shelter I stay,

from family and food.

I'm from the ohana and the dandelions glowing in a vase,

from the camo uniforms and jets surfing in the sky!

I'm from the SED

With crowds of workers

And ten units of happiness I can create myself.

I'm from the allies I’ve made and the hallways I roam,

“Hey, good morning!” and the last goodbye,

From the friends in my adventure lost

to the travel and the memories that are

used to keep me and my emotions stable.

Under my bed an antique chest

Spilling memories painted with purple

A floor filled with reflections

To drift beneath my dreams

I am from those moments-

Broke before I flew

A branch attached to the family tree.