Mesa Fama

Where I'm From · Aug 19, 2025 · 9m · transcript

Where I’m From #1

By Mesa Fama

Inspired by George Ella Lyon

I am from ink and paper,

From Folgers coffee and Coffeemate vanilla creamer.

I am from the clover patch next to the concrete driveway.

(Dewy, earthy, a soft spot in the hard grass.)

I am from the oak trees

Whose surety in trunk and steadfastness in roots lined the road and guided me to my mother when my aunt was lost and couldn’t remember the way.

I’m from Sunday dinners and addiction,

From Doreen and Diana Kaye

I’m from the needing to be rights and never wrongs

From “Use your inside voice” and “always make good choices”.

I’m from…