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i am from a yellow slide in my backyard.
i am from fresh-brewed iced tea
and monday night tv.
i am from the strawberry-place.
i am from the pink and green cushions
the yellow high-heeled shoe
i remember sitting on so many nights.

i'm from six-dollar lunches,
and the shack next to the river,
from paths in the woods and
a marathon down my street.

i'm from knuckle smacks with a ruler
and notebooks full of doodles,
from my brother's tests taped to the fridge.
i'm from faithless sleeping in sundays,
with criticisms logged
and bruised pride.

i'm from a broken love,
dinners on the deck
with the sound of air conditioners whirring.
from chasing squirrels up and down a swingset
to the treetops.

i am from blue skies and green fields,
and I'd like you to know:
i survived.