Where I'm From

I am from intricate, steel-blue corridors in a big grey sailing vessel

From old-bay seasoned blue crabs

And tutus and rain boots on the first day of school

I am from a military post

From hotel rooms and moving boxes

I am from oceans, lakes, and rivers

Whose Embrace I never seem to escape

I am from Girl Scout cookies and cherry blossoms -

From Gonzales and Fleck - 

I am from short-tempered and stubborn - 

From unstable and particular

And from surprisingly close-knit for our size

I am from bless us o lord

From barbequed pulled pork and octopus on a stick

From across the border

And from 21412 – beloved Bancroft hall

From plane flights to unfamiliar places

And - Home Is Where The Navy Sends You -