I am from scraped knees and band-aids,
drawing with sidewalk chalk and blowing bubbles.
I am from the splinters the doctor had to pull out of my hand.
And from the rainbow beaded necklaces my dad would wear,
just because I made them.
I am from water balloon fights in the backyard,
and eating birthday cake for breakfast.
From bringing my brother home from the hospital,
and spending hours playing family board games.
I am from the tide pools I explored with my mom,
and the love for cities I inherited from my dad.
From those drives to Lake Tahoe and Monterey Bay.
I am from the fog that always seemed to linger above the city.
I am from those hole-in-the-wall restaurants,
that always seem to have the best food.
And walking the streets of downtown, for no reason at all.
I am from 18-hour plane rides,
to the 2 bedroom apartment my mom grew up in.
From mosquito bites and humid air,
and spending hours watching the busy city street from the balcony.
I am from the smell of spices as my grandmother cooks dinner,
and staying up late to make the most of our visit which never seems long enough.
I am from the cozy apartment that I’ve known forever.
From the second home I feel like I grew up in.
I am from falling asleep to the sound of cars rushing by,
and the occasional police siren from the street below.
I am from going out on new year’s eve to watch the ball drop,
and from the late-night scrabble games with my grandma.
I am from a family of four that became a family of three.
From the endless tears that fell from my eyes,
as i watched my whole world fall apart before me.
I am from the flowers that lay around my house for weeks,
shriveling up and withering away slowly.
I am from that grief-stricken home,
and a loss that will never be forgotten.
I am from every single snapshot of my life,
the big and the small,
the joyous and the heart-wrenching.
I am from every memory that has shaped who I am today,
and all the moments to come,
that will determine who I will be tomorrow.
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