I Am From
I am from music blasting from speakers,
From piles of shirts, shorts, socks, and sneakers
From every wall, you see a picture
And laughs and memories are within these mixtures
I am from a room, a house, a home
From a yard where people stroll about, a yard where dogs roam
From the hissing of skates on the gray, cement pavement
And a family of long-living lives is spent
I am from the big state of the famous peach
From the Lovett School, where teachers teach
From the city also known as the “ATL”
And “being chill” is what we do well
I am from the red, the white, and the blue
From the freedom that’s marked on me like a tattoo
From Mount Rushmore where four heads are stoned
And three unknown soldiers are respected but unknown
I am from a big, happy family
From a large but loving family tree
From a German to European and even a French man
And the list goes on, and on, and on, and…
I am from a love and passion of art
From music to painting and acting in my heart
From a wish to become a musician some day
And from this I must say,
From a fondness of my house, my state, my land,
And of all of this, I understand,
I am from home.
-Besty P., 8th Grade, The Lovett School
I really like the poem you wrote about where you are “from”. One of my favorite quotes from the poem is from your description of your room:
“I am from music blasting from speakers,
From piles of shirts, shorts, socks, and sneakers
From every wall, you see a picture
And laughs and memories are within these mixtures”
I can relate to the imagery here, because my room is somewhat similar. I like the way you turned things so regular and simple into meaningful and descriptive poetry!
Great poem Betsy! It’s true as well! I liked how some of the lines rhymed, but not all do. I love how well you described everything!
Good job Betsy!!! Your poem was amazing!!!! I loved the rhyming.
Betsy,
I really enjoyed reading your poem, I could really relate. My favorite part of your poem was your first stanza- piles full of clothes, blasting music. Overall your poem “I am from” was amazing.
Betsy your poem changed my life. good job
Good job Betsy, I liked the way how each line rhymed. It also changed my life.