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I Am From MAG

July 29, 2008
By WriterDancerLover GOLD, Fontana, California
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I am from
My green blankey and
Climbing out of my crib
From playing mermaid in the bathtub.

I am from walking my dog,
And the noise he made when I step on his tail.

I am from my sheep nightlight
And Blue’s Clues and the Berenstain Bears.
I am from spinning until
I can’t tell where I am and
Seeing the world upside-down.

I am from long days at school
And hurrying home to watch Pokémon.
From chocolate-chip cookies at
Grandma’s house.

I am from July days in the pool
And running through the sprinklers.
From my imaginary friends and
The games we used to play like
Doctor and patient and teacher and student.

I am from trips to the grocery store
And that time I fell out of the cart onto the
Sticky linoleum floor.

I am from the tap tap tap
Of my tap shoes that one week
That I decided to be a dancer.
I am from trying new things.

I am from rainy days
And board games,
Saturday cartoons and Cheerios.

I am from walks on the beach
And the sand on my feet,
And not wanting to go home after vacation.

I am from Barbies and Polly Pockets
From playing with my sister,
The other half of me.

I am from books and flashlights
And pens and paper.
From silence to screaming.

I am from tears on my pillow
And unanswered cries.
From holding your hand
And that look in your eyes.

I am from past and present
And dreams of the future.
I am from hard work and
Harder play.
And I am from writing down my thoughts
On a midsummer’s day.

© Philip J., Diamond Bar, CA

The author's comments:
Recently I was thinking a lot about the good old days when i was just a little kid. This piece is mainly about some of my favorite things about my childhood, and it truly shows how i got where i am now.
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olympian-queen said...
on May. 27 2010 at 5:53 pm
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good critisism on that ....:)
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on May. 27 2010 at 5:51 pm
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someone else wrote something similar to this so i will say what i said to them.... give this purpose. you are from these things but so what? what's the point/message you are trying to get across. it could be growth, life,etc. but the reader doesn't know that unless you show (don't tell) the reader the purpose.
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on May. 18 2010 at 6:50 pm
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wow. this is great, powerful stuff.

i love remembering the good old days. who doesn't?

great poem, though! 5 stars and faved.

funnythewayitis SILVER said...
on May. 14 2010 at 9:32 pm
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really really good. one of my favorites. would you mind reading and commenting on mine?

 

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oh my gosh, your words gave me SHIVERS :)

good job!

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Great job-very meaningful
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i really, really like this. great job!
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i can really identify with this :) brought back a lot of childhood memories. creative layout. great job!
mandygale77 said...
on Apr. 20 2010 at 11:31 am
Awesome! I wrote one of those once...don't know if I posted it here...anyway, that was really cool!
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awww i thought this was really sweet =] good job, i really like this!
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on Apr. 4 2010 at 4:24 pm
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this poem made me smile :)

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Corbin McGuire said...
on Mar. 17 2010 at 5:49 pm
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I really like this. It brought back memories.
kay1301 said...
on Mar. 15 2010 at 8:37 am
I really liked this peom!! I totally connected to my own childhood and really enjoyed the poem all togerher!
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We were doing these kinds of poems in school, I submitted one of mine in my childhood in Ukraine.
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this does sound alot like that one poem that won the POP poetry contest a couple years ago... but its not the same one. i actually like this poem a little better tho... :)
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oh my gosh it does sarbear!! but its still VERY good and unique and is a NUANCE (hope i used that write but in case i didn't i think it was a poem that made you think about things a little diffrently)
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did you submit this into a POP competition? it sounds familiar.
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on Feb. 19 2010 at 7:04 pm
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nice comeback. The whole point of the I am from poem is to crack into yourself... so each of these poems will be unique and poweful in their own way. Personally, I loved the rhythm you created with your images. Good job!
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i didn't like this, LOVED it. so original and true and... it describes exactly how i feel about my childhood also. i reeeeally enjoyed reading this and it rightly deserves to be printed in the magazine. GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!! :)
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love the "I am from tears on my pillow

And unanswered cries

From holding your hand

And that look in your eyes"

Really stood out, the whole poem did