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My Home Land
I’m from the pile of unused notebooks and journals
stacked up on my four year old dresser
waiting for me to tell my story
I’m from overused daydreams and dayflowers
I’m from the sunshine state where the alligators roam in the streets
and Mickey and Minnie Mouse are around every corner
I’m from the rinnggg of the death trap
that’s constantly by my side
telling me it’s time to snatch that 95%
and add it to all the others
I’m from the rom coms
that are waiting for their main customer(me) to turn them on
and drown themselves in
I’m from the tears that can’t wait to be shed
but still has no answer as to why they do it in the first place
I’m from the heap of unsaid words under my bed
my true feelings trapped in some sort of cage
in desperate need to be heard
I’m from the trinkets and trifles that each has a story behind them
I’m from the scripture 1 Peter 5:7
that streams through my mind when the world seems upside down
I am from everything--
rooting out in different directions
trying to find my place in this world.
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I don't usually write poetry but this is probably the best and only poem that I will ever write. Mainly because it was talking about my origins in a metaphorical way.