Where I'm From poem

My class is writing "Where I'm From" poems. I did one, too.

Where I’m From

By, Ms. Kraft

I am from toy horses, from soccer and Goosebumps books.

I am from the house on the corner with chiles painted on the mailbox.

I am from the yucca plant and the Poinsettia at Christmas time.

I am from pizza and soda on Fridays with the Babysitter, from the family who talks over one another, from Richard and Tina Louise.

I am from the over-eaters and the after-dinner walkers.

From “Be a good example for your brothers, and “Don’t fill up on bread.”

Soy de Albuquerque, and Spaghetti and Clams.

From the time my guinea pig Hattie Jean died and I kept a lock of her hair so I would remember her always.

From the way Dad drinks coffee every morning and the black jelly beans my grandma eats.

I am from “the tower” out back, my hiding place on the side yard, and my bedroom with walls painted purple.

Edward Gonzales E.S.

January, 2011