Erik Sandstrom
Where I’m From #19
By Erik Sandstrom
Inspired by George Ella Lyon
I am from the toy bins at the Ben Franklin Five and Dime
From a Mattel Fanner 50 and a tube of Testor’s glue
I am from a tiny bedroom, walls papered with photos from the pages of Car Craft and Hot Rod magazine
Safe, embracing - leaves from the backyard oak brush against my window screen
I am from the onions rotting in Sakata’s field which we hurled at each other on the walk to school
I’m from cramped family road trips in the blue 63 Volkswagen and Ed Sullivan on Sunday night at
Grandpa and Grandma’s
I’m from my father Bill, who…
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