Where I'm From

I am from a Box,

From uniforms and rules.

I am from the fire in a pit.

(Red, burning,

It felt like rage.)

I am from a long list of chores

The house

Which had me drowning in pain

As if it were the last thing I did.

I am from cake and chicken

From Froatle and Chef

I’m from the over-achievers

And the nerds,

From Cheer Up! And It’s one less day.

I’m from He has a plan for you

You just need to trust him

And things get better with time.

I’m from two rooms in a school,

Strong coffee and different lunches

From the life my grandmother lost

To the battle,

The trust I lost in everyone else.

On my bookshelf was a frame

Filled with old memories,

Of happy times

To remind me not all is bad.

I am from those moments - -

Pushed after I destroyed - -

Parents’ dream of the perfect family