"Where I'm From" by Orlando

Where I'm From"

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

I am from the islands
from the chickens, pigs, and the coconut trees.
I am the water shore and the mountain hill
(green, bright, smelling the fresh breeze)
I am from the berry bush
the sweet taste
whose open shower up in the hills
as rain falls down in the night

I am from vitamins and stomachaches
from fruits and eating
I'm from the two-faced-crowds
and the laughed-out-louds
from the discipline to the yellings
I'm from the true gospel
with the deacons, teachers, and the priests
and the law of health to keep

I'm from the Atonios and the MacDonalds
cooked pig and cava
from the party that overthrows all parties
to the enjoyments of it all
in my history, parties are for
First birthdays,
welcomes
to goodbyes
and those moments where
we get together to celebrate
before we leave.