Popcorn

I am from coffee beans,  

from bitter brews and cracked porcelain mugs.  

I am from the steamed soy eggs,  

the scent that clings to mornings  

like an old, Chinese dwelling.

There’s a Snapple on the general store roof.

There’s been one there for quite a while. About three years.

Must be nasty by now.

I remember when a phone wasn't important to me

When all I wanted to do was play outside in the grass

Watch as the clouds wisped by in the sky

The foundation of the next generation

Begins with this population,

But we need the obligation of innovation

Because by my estimation

If there isn’t motivation

I am unique 

I have hearing loss 

I feel as if it is harder for me to fit in 

I feel as if I am a puzzle piece that can’t fit