I am From...
I am from a refrigerator full of food
from Ice Tea and milk
I am from the family that sticks together
the smell of leftovers for breakfast
I am my aunt's trumpet bushes in full bloom
the Magnolia tree
whose long gone limbs I remember
as if they were my own
I am from my aunt's home cooking and
shared Thanksgivings and Christmases with the family
from Aunt Ginny and Steve
I'm from flip-flops and bare feet (even out doors)
and from staying up past 10
I'm from "Slow down" and "Thing before you speak"
and country music
I'm from decorating the Christmas tree
with ornaments from years (and family) gone
I'm from Trinity and Texas
steak and Bar-B-Que
from a fire that took two lives
before their time was up
pictures and ballerinas
lined up on shelves and walls
from Ice Tea and milk
I am from the family that sticks together
the smell of leftovers for breakfast
I am my aunt's trumpet bushes in full bloom
the Magnolia tree
whose long gone limbs I remember
as if they were my own
I am from my aunt's home cooking and
shared Thanksgivings and Christmases with the family
from Aunt Ginny and Steve
I'm from flip-flops and bare feet (even out doors)
and from staying up past 10
I'm from "Slow down" and "Thing before you speak"
and country music
I'm from decorating the Christmas tree
with ornaments from years (and family) gone
I'm from Trinity and Texas
steak and Bar-B-Que
from a fire that took two lives
before their time was up
pictures and ballerinas
lined up on shelves and walls