Where I Am From

Where I Am From

I am from Ben and Bills

Reaching for free gumballs

And rope swing accidents, having to buy new rope

I am from Cape Cod, 72 miles south of Boston

And Falmouth just a few miles from Woods Hole

Just off of Surf Drive

I am from hydrangeas

That die in the summer

i am from the sea mist in your hair

And warm sand going through your toes

I am from miles of beach and ocean

And eating expired chips at the beaqch with our picnic lunch

From the Knob and the Silver Shores Shanty

I am from toys scattered around the yard

And playing Army with toy whistles and flutes

And from road race prizes

And road race numbers left around the house

I am from sunny days at the beach

When the water glistened and sparkled

I am from rainy days

Spending hours at the arcade

And watching weird TV shows

Laughing at every line

From making a prayer circle around the runners

And running up and down the stairs singing Pop songs

From saying hashtag this and hashtag that

And the iconic akward A

And I am from the lazy Tuesday afternoons

I am from the sad moments too

When loved ones die

Next to the brand-new water heater

I am from make your own road race sundaes

And waffles with whip cream in the morning

I am from booming thunder and frightening lightning

That Hurricane Bob vigorously made

And the whispers of the wind

I am from the akward time while people were packing

And leaving the road race party

And the time where we go to the arcade

And use all our vacation money on the Big Bass game

I am from the old road race photos

That have Palmer Clan winners

Written all over them

And that is where I am from