I Am From

The last two sections are the important ones. If you don't read the whole thing, just read those.

 I am from the big blue house with the trampoline out back
From the big white dog and the chickens under the dining table
from fitting the whole family on the waterbed just because
I am from being a daughter and a sister
From playing make believe and lincoln logs with my brothers
From singing Collin Raye and Faith Hill with my sister
From gathering around the piano to sing phantom and Le mis
I am from yardsales and hand-me-downs
From homemade birthday cakes and old home videos

I am from the little brick house with my pine tree out front
From the little white dog and the chickens out in their own house 
From 6yrs of piano lessons I hated but now appreciate
From movie nights at the $2 theater
From dance and voice lessons in my favorite building in town

I am from my friends
From sleepovers and inside jokes
From backrubs and bedtime stories 

I am from the best friend I can show both sides to
From being changed "For Good"
From spinning til we can't walk straight
I am from chickflicks, music and musicals
From "Come What May" and Defying Gravity

I am From hippopotamus' for Christmas
From nerdfighting
From Buffy, Angel, and Firefly

I am from the not-so-good times that made me stronger
From my mistakes that taught me
From the times I've been knocked down
From the times I've had the strength to say no
I am from the knowledge that people come into our lives for a reason
I am from my betrayals and my heartbreaks
From relationships lost and relationships found
From friendships rebuild and second chances given
I am from the times I've been alone

I am from the good and the bad
From my strengths and my weaknesses
From my good qualities and my many faults
I am from those who stand beside me as I am

Author's Note

Edited down from a longer version with inside jokes and such

Reviews

[Silvario]

From Buffy, Angel, and Firefly

LOVE IT! :D im such a joss whedon fan :)

that line alone gives this piece an A+ from me. but even aside from the uberness of you liking the whedon verse - this piece rocked. very well written with a fluid tempo that was actualy quite enjoyable to read.

some personal insight there at the end which wraps the piece up with some emotion that stays with the reader, not to mention the urge to sit back and think on things for a moment. it takes talent to have a piece accomplish this - in my humble opinion anyway -

well done indeed :)

[Lorraine]

I love the insight of your poem, so promising and meaningful. More than just a personal definition of yourself, I find this as something that defines young teenagers these days. This poem seems to depict the lives of modern day youth, how the shapes them into the person they are. Great Poem.

Keep Writing. ^___^

[ByJ.T.Rogers]

Gave me worm fuzzy feelings:) i had a hard time kuneckting the word play. if it rimed some i would like more.

[Hamkar]

Wow, really deep and amazing. It goes back and you can see into the character's history. How it shaped the character and you can guess the character from it. I don't agree with only the last one being important because if the first weren't then you wouldn't have them in. You never waste a word in a poem. I wouldn't understand or connect withthe poem if I hadn't read the first stanzas.

[deeps]

This is wonderful I like this write.

[Jessica]

i really like this, all of the details give the poem a lot of personality and life. i also really like the message towards the end- how even the painful parts of your life are necessary to make you who you are today :D