Melissa Meloro

Where I'm From · Jun 23, 2026 · 32m

Where I’m From #42

By Melissa Meloro

Inspired by George Ella Lyon

I am from books,

From Italian Ice, brown, low-pile carpet, and a big stack of records

I am from the downstairs room where I keep a bucket of toys, including an old cast from my arm,

smelly and covered in faded 2nd grade signatures.

I am from the warm, never-bending rule of Family First

And original performances created with a dozen cousins

I am from freshly cut bluegrass mowed in the summer

(its tidy stripes brought my sweaty father pride)

I am from an R2D2 action figure, and a sticker from my grandma that says ERA NOW.

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