2025/Caleb -

I am from the Golden State,

From beaches and hiking trails.

I am from the sand under the water,

It smelled like whiffs of salt.

I am from the Last Frontier,

The icy, barren plains

Whose happy dreams I remember

As if they were my own.

I am from shorelines and Hollywood,

From Melanie and Cade.

I am from the Know-it-Alls,

From “Be quiet!” and “You’re grounded!”

I am from red roses

With a bit of purple dandelions

And ten Mathia workspaces I can solve myself.

I am from fire and frost,

Disney and treks.

From the friends lost to the PCS

To the homework used to keep me occupied.

Under my bed was a binder spilling old memories,

A small spark of hope to drift beneath my dreams.

I am from those moments –

Reading before I sleep.

I am a leaf growing from the family tree.

- Inspired by George Ella Lyon