Fill-in-the-Blank Poem

Where I'm From

I am from Tuesday crossword puzzles

From kick scooters & upstairs blanket forts

I am from long red hair & short stubby toes,

I am from green grass

(Freshly mown, with the tips swept into piles

As I prance behind the lawn mower my Father pushes around the yard)

I am from the 84062-4472-801,

Quesadillas & Nachos.

I am from literal garden salads with clovers as greens and dirt as salt.

I'm from "how was your day?"

And Rodney Atkin's "Watching You"

Even now,

I am from dewy sunrises,

Dew drops and rising sun,

Slow down, you're doing fine

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