I Am From
I am from a house filled with smiling echoes
Where children always eat
Where the adults conversed about matters that were not necessarily theirs
Where cards were more interesting than phones
And there was not a wall, but shelves packed with books
I come from my mother’s care and support
And my father’s carefully restrained temper,
I come from old television shows, and dogs licking my toes to make me giggle
I come from thieves and giving my soul to anyone willing to ask
I come from manipulation and divisive relatives
I come from my mother dying to know what happened
And my father’s blind need for revenge
Blue eyes that dance over legos like mine did for Barbies, and a shared crave for action
I come from a thin string called money holding my family together
From a grandmother that only an ignorant child can handle
Days filled with screens joyous with ocean creatures
And Cesar Millan pushing people, me, to treat animals right
I am the hours spent painting, not sleeping
The hours debating who suffers the most
Obsessions over what breed would give the most emphasis
My mind is the sleepless nights when I accidentally turn on the news
My mask is the need to achieve my best while serving others
I come from depression and frustration
The need to succeed and not for lack of trying
I am Vyvanse and motion sickness
I am the child of struggle
I come from months filled with explosive arguments and uncontrollable quivering
From ideas turned into debates, turned into arguments
From the passion of happiness
I come from my love
For everyone innocent
And for everyone corrupt who still loves me
Love pure, and without angles
My love for passion is who I am
Passion to save animals neglected by humanity
I am the happiness in animals.