I AM
Hot and sandy, “not pop but soda.”
Swimming and sweating, I am from Arizona.
At the age of three being me.
I laughed and cared,
but pulled Santa's beard.
For I did not believe and ran,
For I knew underneath that suit was a man.
Moving everywhere from school to school,
still feeling the heat and going pool to pool.
Moving from the sand to the snow,
From the heat to the cold I did not know.
Here in the cold of Minnesota,
I am still from Arizona.
I am still from Panda Express,
but vegetables a lot less.
I am still from video games and animes,
but not from people walking slow in the hallways.
I am from Shakopee to Woodbury,
now in Hastings with my two dogs Jade and Cherry.
Now, I am from my senior year,
where there are many choices I cannot bear.
I am from my big family,
all 8 kids, for I am not the only.
I am from cooking every day,
from sausages and pancakes.
From my sisters Paris and Pooh
to my forty pairs of shoes.
From step-grandma's and holidays
to movies on Tuesdays.
I am from my family and Arizona
I am from my faith in Jesus and God
“I am from me.”