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Where I'm From
I am from a house brimming with Beanie Babies and bubble gum
Tree forts built by imagination
I am from a runaway kid with a box of Goldfish…
coming home balling in my mother's arms.
From a family of eight
growing like branches on a tree, but our roots remain as one
From flushing and fidgeting in the airport...
as my family checks in 18 bags -- chaos.
I am from trips to the "land of unmatched beauty"
the double blacks brewing adventure
I am from the powered mountains after a blizzard…
my favorite place in the world.
From the bays of Lake Keesus
and surfing until sunset with snapbacks and sunscreen
From Friday Night Lights...
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.
I am from a brisk, frozen sunrise
a silent killer -- black ice
I am from a car sent spinning and a car sent flipping…
a silent killer who couldn't get me.
I am still that small kid in the treefort
the daredevil jumping off of cliffs
I am the second chance kid...
because He sent his guardian angel to protect me.
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