I'm From

About me and my background and family

 I'm from a sailor

Who fought for his life.

And the lives of others,

In the darkness of night.

I'm from a scholar,

Who wrote to the sailor.

Was learning her english

And met up with him later.

I'm from the trips

Around the world.

The countless memories.

The stories I've heard

I'm from the country

South of us now.

I'm from Quechua,

The lost language never found.

I'm from Greece,

The pastries so sweet.

And also California,

With stars that have feet.

I'm from Peru,

The Machu Pichu land.

The hills with trees,

The beaches with sand.

I'm from America,

Land of the free.

Where people unite,

From sea to shining sea.

I'm from being an only child,

With birthdays that were fun.

Until I had to share them,

When my parents had a son.

I'm from presents being split.

Seven years to the day.

4 days from Christmas,

Me having no say.

I'm from our road trips,

Jam-packed in the car.

Visiting incredible sights,

Both near and far.

I'm from biking,

What my life is about.

It's all about speed.

To me that's what counts.

I'm from ballet,

Dancing with grace.

Perfoming in theaters,

Remembering my place.

I'm from piano.

Fingers flying acrss the keys.

Learning different songs,

From simple to extreme.

I'm from living with legos,

Owned by my parents son.

Structures built out of them,

The pain from stepping on one.

I'm from band,

The goals and toy guns.

Trying to make her say 50 words,

Lucky if she says one.

I'm from the memories

Of the life that I've lived.

The presents, the gifts,

The relatives now dead.

I'm from my life,

The life that is mine.

With it's ups and downs,

But that's perfectly fine.

Author's Note

More personal, but ideas for a way to change this or that somewhere still welcome

Reviews

[Words of Thunder]

Needs stanza breaks. Experiment a bit with line length. There's some potential here to expand these lines. The simplicity is nice, and aside form being a slog to get through without breaks it's good, I'm just suggesting something to look into. For an example of well-done long lines in poetry, find Allen Ginsberg's "Howl."

[ATG]

This was really good. I can tell this is very personal. I feel like I have got to know you a little by reading this. I can't think of a thing to improve it.