Hey, it's been a while! I'm currently working on something with the Listen Up Project, as I know some other YWPers are, so I've been focused on that. It's been a really cool process, and I wanted to start sharing some of my work for it here as well. This is a poem I wrote around the theme of "Don't Tell" ...but transitioned more to answer another prompt - "Who am I?". I've been on here a while but still hesitate to share personal stuff sometimes, so this is my attempt :)
I have no idea where I’m "from".
This question should be easy - I’ve lived in Vermont for nearly fifteen years.
But when, like me, you define “from” as more than a place
- broader than a single pin on a map,
or one neat little zipcode -
it’s more complicated.
To me, from is the idea of origin;
nothing to do with birthplace,
and everything to do with
what shapes our identities.
I was born in Arizona,
I have no idea where I’m "from".
This question should be easy - I’ve lived in Vermont for nearly fifteen years.
But when, like me, you define “from” as more than a place
- broader than a single pin on a map,
or one neat little zipcode -
it’s more complicated.
To me, from is the idea of origin;
nothing to do with birthplace,
and everything to do with
what shapes our identities.
I was born in Arizona,
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