Tiffany Babb

Where I'm From · Sep 23, 2025 · 21m

Where I’m From #6

By Tiffany Babb

Inspired by George Ella Lyon

I am from coffee grounds

From cheap maple syrup and Lipton tea bags

I am from the place where spiders hide

chaotic, loud-- where are you?

I am from dandelion blossoms

Heavy with pollen and waiting to travel

I'm from celery and onions

chopped so fine they're transparent,

From Eloisa and Chuyi

I'm from laughing too loud and loving too quiet

From "Close the gates so the wolf doesn't get in"

and "Yo mama wears combat boots"

I'm from creaking hymns playing on the radio

late into the night, sung by strange voices

from another time

I'm…