I am from TV towers,
from Kitchener buns and fluorescent zinc cream.
I am from the North wind and cracked footpaths.
(Pebbly, dusty and hard under bare summer-toughened feet)
I am from the fig tree,
leafy, complicated, secret, cool;
the kikuyu grass spongy, prickly and never quite green.
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I am from Tea at five and Works hard but drinks too much,
from Ann and Ernest and Sybil.
I am from job lists and Christmas baking
and pretending everything is OK.
From Do what I say and not what I do
and Careful of the popcorn husks.
I am from church on Sunday.
Jesus loves me this I know and singing comfort to myself.
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I am from Wallaroo and Wondai, Pasties and Neapolitan ice cream.
The beloved daughter who traveled the world.
The lottery number father to Vietnam and the uncle who lucked out too.
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I am from the top bedroom, the piano room and a box of old black and whites in a wooden box.
From letters and frames and an album on my bookcase with too few photographs
and which sometimes makes me cry.
I wrote this after reading Sarah’s post. The original poem in this format can be found here.
you are a poet.
this heart stuff is felt and smelled and it gave me serious goosies.
peace and love to you X
I love it.
Thanks guys…turned out less happy than I’d imagined.
Where’s yours Sarah? huh? huh?