Justin - "Where I'm From"

"Where I Am From"
By Justin a shadow poem from George Ella Lyon

I am from light and darkness,
from windows and mirrors.
I am from the sand on the beach
and the water in the ocean.

I am from the pick-me-ups
to the let-downs.
from the judges and jury
to the punishers.

I am from the wise man
and from the warrior
From Leon and Nita.

I am from mangoes and bamboo
trees. (Firm yet flexible
sweet yet bitter.)

I am from the lessons my uncle
taught and the life he lived.
From the life my aunt lives now
(misguided and unsure)

I am not from the black
and the white, but
the many shades of gray.

I am from these nouns to
make this rough draft.
(Always editing never finished.)