The Suns on My Back

I’m from blue skies and open spaces,
silent places and comfortably dry air,--
I am from cool wind
and the sound of the breeze in the summer atmosphere--
I am from the mountains and hills and the Sun on my back as we roll down on the grass,

I am from an era that is not my own,
but from my biggest influences,
I am from friends--
from laughing and playing,
bruises and tears along the way,

I am from dancing and signing,
barbie’s and dolls,--
From fumbling over my own legs as I try and keep up,--
I am from my teenage sisters,
from britney spears’ new single,
and ‘justin timberlake is so cute!’
I am from Spongebob and Dexter’s Laboratory,
and from the picture books that took me to dreams every night--

I am from beef, wine and, football,
(because that’s all we’re good for)
I am from colorful bowls of fruit,
and from spices from all over the world,
Asian to Western,

I am from ‘if you don’t finish that you go to your room!’
From ‘what do you want to play today?’
or ‘you wouldn’t even know, because you weren’t even there!’

I am from military stories,
rascals, and the perfect student,
from home video’s,
and thousands of memories that I feel are my own,
I am from adventures in the past,
and adventures towards the future