I am from here and there and a few places you’d never want to visit.
I am from loud voices en Español talking over each other and broken English spoken to make the non-Spanish speaker feel comfortable.
I am from food so delicious you’ll keep eating even when you are full.
I am from laughter that makes your throw your head back with abandon.
I am from love that will always find someone to love.
I am from pain that won’t go away, but pleasure that makes me forget.
I am from anger that fights for what is right.
I am from people who say, “But you don’t look Mexican.”
I am from meztizos that know Mexicans can look like me.
I am from abundant creativity.
I am from stages painted black hours before a performance and costumes held together with safety pins.
I am from wonderful friends and their generosity.
I am from books that helped me escape when I was a child and formed me as an adult.
I am from choices I’ve made that have led to my beautiful family.
Where are you from?
I pinched this idea from Absence of Alternatives, who pinched it from someone else, who pinched it from someone else. Feel free to do the same.
I am a native New Yorker with Dominican blood walking and living with/through God’s blessings.
I am a native New Yorker with Dominican blood walking and living with/through God’s blessings.
LOVED THIS! I think my favorite line is – “I am from pain that won’t go away, but pleasure that makes me forget.”
Where am I from? Many people guess but many are wrong. Middle Eastern? Egyptian? American? Dominican? It’s never where I’m actually from.
I was born in Mexico to a Haitian father that says he’s more fluent in Spanish than my Mexican mother.
I am from exile and hope…pastelitos and flan and Royal Violets cologne.
(I love this! Yours is great! I just did this last week with some folks from Hallmark and my friend, Tessa, did this for the Tiki Tiki last year. Go read it…it is lovely, lovely tambien)…
“exile and hope” “pastelitos and Royal Violetas” so familiar =) Do you have a link to the one from last year? Would love to read it!
Loved this post!
This is absolutely beautiful Mami. You are a true artist.
Where I’m from is hard to pin down especially because my heart and mind roam. At times my existence is somewhere else, other times I’m content. I’m from heartbroken people and I long to heal. I’m from people of excellence and I want to be like them. I’m from understanding and acceptance, love and support. I’m from both the systematic and rebellious. I’m from all over the place up and down, black and white, twirling around.
This was awsome! I am too the pain that wont go away. Great post!
I did one of these a few months ago, and really enjoyed the prompt. It is one of those that makes you remember and think.
This, “I am from books that helped me escape when I was a child and formed me as an adult.” is my heart and life. Books saved me.
Now I want to come to your house for dinner. 😉
Haha…this is so cool! Ok, you’ve got me thinking about what I can write to join you! Love it! Very poetic! 😉
Love this! I’m from monsoon-soaked Bengal and bone-dry West Texas….
This needs to be published somewhere.
Thank you.
I am from the meaning I make of my life.
First off, this is beautiful! So well written and moving in it’s simplicity and candidness. As for where I’m from, well, that has been a questions I have pondered often. I was born and raised in NYC them moved to MA then to NJ and now feel…displaced? So, I’m just going to see I’m from my mommas pepa™ 🙂
I am from love.
It’s the only thing I could think of right now…my mom always told my sister and I that, we are from their love, to remember that and to never let anyone else definie us.
Beautiful post!
love “i’m from food so delish you’ll keep eating even when you full,” says the food blogger..lol
great post
I’m also from “you don’t look mexican,”
I loved this one: I am from food so delicious you’ll keep eating even when you are full.
That’s me! LOL
I like this, very interesting.
I just loved how you described yourself!
I love that you have taken all of where you are from to with you to the beautiful place you are now and that you have put all the parts of it in their right places.
Cleveland. lol.
I am from me.
LOVE this post! Very creative!
Isn’t that just the best kind of laughter?
I am from God. I am from Papi. I am from Mami. I am from Cuba. I am from Jamaica y la China. I am from faith and hope. I am from hopeless romanticism. I am from the cocina and the musical stage that makes the audience want more. I am from a loud ass mouth that is very crafty with words….
LOOOOVEd this! great job. I love everywhere you come from!
this was awesome!
first and foremost I am a Texan even though I’ve lived in Oregon for 20+ years. Then I’m from the crazy train that raising 11 kids brings about.
I love this! I very much identify with the parts about friends, books, pain, & choices.
I took a writing class a few years ago and made one of these poems. I should pull it out and maybe post.
I like this a lot!
My favorite line…
I am from anger that fights for what is right.
I hear ya sister!
I love that you know where you are from…..I’m not sure I know where I’m from or can put in words.
Very nicely done – I love the sentence / sentiment pairings. Your eloquence makes for a hard act to follow but in a word on most fronts both good and bad, I am SIMPLE! Nice post! W.C.C.
Love this so very much. Inspired now to do my own =) And not only is your poem beautiful but the responses are just as inspiring.
I agree, the responses are wonderful.
Beautiful post.
I love this. I am from art, love and passion. I sound like a hippy LOL
Cornflour? I use it to thicken stews, casseroles and the like!
I’m from New Zealand, a gorgeous country!
I LOVE this post. Thanks for sharing where you are from. I might have to try this myself. 🙂
This was Beautiful! I love the part~ “I am from pain that won’t go away but pleasure that makes me forget”
So glad you started this blog chain for the hermanas! Love it, and I love your post. 🙂 I also like turning on it’s head the question of “where are you from?” which I think many of us get all too often…
I was inspired by you!
http://www.astarinmyownuniverse.com/2011/09/08/where-i-am-from/
🙂
Traci