I Am From

I am from…

Good friends

To video game tournaments

To walks to our favorite places

To writing sessions and constructive criticism

To a plethora of heated debates

From arguments to fights to friendships temporarily lost

Being friends again is where I am from.

I am from...

Parents who love me

Mom, who yells so much at times, but who loves me 10x more

To a Dad who just wants what’s best for me

To siblings who know how I feel sometimes

To my Grandma who is always in my corner no matter what

To all the other people in my life who make it roll out smoother

That is where I am from.

I am from…

Long school days

To staying up late on school nights to write

To reading funny bullshit in the school log every few weeks

To great teachers

To nearing the end of high school

Things all working out in the end; that’s where I am from.

I am from…

All the things I wish I’d done

All the people I wish I’d talked to

To all the food I never tried

All the questions I never asked, but should have

All the experiences, people, food, and questions I’ll face throughout my life.

That’s where I am from.

I am from…

Lazy Sunday afternoons

To getting a job, and losing them

To family vacations much enjoyed

To family meetings; sometimes necessary

I am from all of the quirks of my family,

And accepting them whole-heartedly

That’s where I am from.

I am from…

Walks on rainy days with music blasting

To story ideas emerging, seemingly, from nowhere

To stories both finished and unfinished

To my life as one of the “unfinished”

All the way to the end of it safely and happily.

That is EXACTLY where I am from.