Faith's "Where I'm From" poem

Faith

"Shadow Write"

Inspired by George Ella Lyon's "Where I'm From"

I am from the coconut trees

From turtle and shark

I am from the sap off of the fruit bread tree

(very chewy, and not at all yummy)

I am from the waterfall view

The very sandy beaches

As of I remember, I wasn’t allowed to go by myself but

With my expanding mind I went anyways.

I am from laid back and mellow

From Lupe and the UNKNOWN

I’m from the good days

And the dark past,

From honesty to the ugly truth

I’m from the traditional and tropical

Where it’s not allowed to be active on the 7^th day

With a garden in the front yard.

I am from the Iloilo’s and the Afusia’s

Cooked bananas and roasted pig

From the loss of my grandfather’s toe

To the lawn mower

To the moment my grandfather’s life ended

My stepfather took charge,

And my mom created two sets of bones along with life

That has brought happiness

To play with me in the sand

It is those moments that brings me back

Swimming and playing hopscotch,

2002 is when those moments turned into memories.