Where I'm from

Where I’m From

By Brylan H. May

I am from the rolling hills of Jackson, Ohio,

From the apple festival,

Playing games in the arcade and riding the cheesy rides.

I am from Gran’s apple pie,

Which filled the entire house with its sweet aroma.

I am from the farm out on 93,

And Easter egg hunts at Uncle Garry’s,

And the hot dog roasts over a crackling fire after we had finished.

I am from Nintendo 64 and Xbox,

With cousins from Oklahoma crowding around the T.V waiting to play James Bond.

I am from watching America’s Funniest Home Videos in Gran’s living room,

Watching people fall off of bicycles,

Laughing about how we “should have sent that one tape.”

I am from law dictionaries and medical journals,

From finance and biology textbooks.

I am from dreams of the Ivy League,

And making a better life for my future family than I had.

This is who I am,

What makes me me.