Ronit Plank (Take 1)
Where I’m From #35
By Ronit Plank
Inspired by George Ella Lyon
I am from a scratchy sofa striped in five different shades of brown and hotel towels we brought
home in our suitcases
From Raid roach spray, Aquanet, canned creamed corn, and bringing Dad coffee in the
mornings: two teaspoons Folgers, two teaspoons sugar, a splash of cream
I am from bigger than the first apartment, darker and dirtier compared to the rental house, half a
world away from the desert where I was born and a bunch of places I left but have never been
back to
I am from bare walls, quiet adults, and my sister’s doll Naked…
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