I am from soccer balls,
from soccer fields,
and video games
I am from the smell of shocking peppermint
I am from training,
from strength,
and from love
I am from pecan trees
and poinsettias
I am from Boston baseball
and from striking hazel eyes,
from Jacob and Gabby
I’m from crying in emotional movies
and waiting for the winning goal to be scored when Barcelona plays,
from “Never stop!” and “Strive for greatness!”
I’m from Hail Mary’s
and Glory Be’s
from the death of my grandfather
I am from the hallways
in the back of my house
where the pictures on the walls
desperately
want to be looked at.
They hold the haunting
memories
of what once was,
tomorrow.