Katie Colt

Where I'm From · Jun 16, 2026 · 38m

Where I'm From #41

By Katie Colt

Inspired by George Ella Lyon

I am from FM radio,

from the backseat of a Buick

and the piano bench.

I am from the cement patio

outside the sliding glass door.

(Gray, cool to the touch,

a playground for ants).

I am from the tomato plants

the cicadas

whose swelling songs

still serenade me

on July evenings.

I’m from diet soda pop and coupons,

from Miriam and John.

I’m from the big-feelings-feelers

and the over-analyzers

from Practice makes perfect!

and White lies save lives!

I’m from sky God in cloud Heaven

and Adonai our G-d

and TV midnight mass on Christmas Eve…