I Am From

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I am from broken dreams
White powder and added weight
Empty bottles of happy juice
A hand that was never extended

I am from oak trees
Seen from a trailer park
Doused in false love

Screaming, yelling
Too loud for a child's ears
Escape

I am from old, chipped white wood
The starry night and brown fur
I'm the watered-down blood
Of a teary wound

I am from the mooing of cows
In early morning
And the howling of coyotes
As I rest my head

I am from a broken mirror
Belonging to a single frame
Yet shattered and scattered
Covered in jagged edges
Don't go near

I am from false hope
Blind smiles and fake tears
From a cool touch
Of frosty air
And from family
That melted the glue

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