Christina Mauro
Where I'm From #31
By Christina Mauro
Inspired by George Ella Lyon
I am from the 70's,
From hot Folgers coffee and Lipton’s sweet iced tea.
I am from the house of Garcia with its family photos and the smell of leather saddles and fresh tortillas,
Resilient, tender, the laughter of men sharing their stories while sitting at the kitchen table.
I am from bluebonnets and mesquite trees as far as the eyes can see,
Fluffy blue petals the height of my ankles daring me to pick them and trees with roots growing deep into the dry earth full of locust shells waiting for my little hands to collect them…
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