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I Am From...

February 4, 2024
By PoetCoyote PLATINUM, State College, Pennsylvania
PoetCoyote PLATINUM, State College, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
“The world is almost peaceful when you stop trying to understand it.”<br /> ― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X<br /> <br /> "Serenity now!" <br /> ― Frank Costanza, Seinfeld <br /> <br /> "My coach said I ran like a girl. I told him if he ran a little faster he could, too." <br /> ― Mia Hamm


I am from the wind whistling through the branches, 

And the echoes of a frantic voice in an empty valley. 

The dust that pirouettes through the air, 

And the last pale light as the sun performs its vanishing act. 


I am from proud purple bruises blooming like spring flowers, 

And the crunch as shoes crush bits of nature one by one, 

The smack of a worn cleat against a ball, 

And the cheers of a happy collective of oblivious kids. 


I am from heart-racing frantic hope, 

And the pound of a raging migraine, 

The hoarse scream of a raised voice, 

And melodic lullabies wavering gently. 


I am from the one missing puzzle piece, 

And a coffee stain painting new furniture. 

The torn leaves that skydive in autumn, 

And the crunch of dying sun-dried grass. 


I am from memories curled into nooks and crannies, 

And a long twisted history of lucky chances, 

The changes catastrophizing through lives, 

And from promises that break, shatter, and bleed like glass. 


I am from the pop of an August raspberry against your tongue, 

And the fresh breeze over a mud puddle after a storm, 

The tornado of emotions clashing at dusk, 

And the thump of a closing book after the story is done. 


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