I AM FROM

This is a poem I wrote back in the spring of 2006 that I just found:

I am from family get-togethers

From holidays and baptismals

I am from "use your manners" and "show respect"

(delicate, kind-hearted, knowing etiquette)

I am from talkers

With three sisters

Who all have something to say

As if there is no tomorrow

I'm from boats and wave runners

From rules and freedoms

I'm from watch-what-you-say

And "be nice to everyone"

From knowing what's right and what's wrong

I'm from we want you to do your best

With an "A" in mind

And more trust and freedoms if accomplished

I'm from Jeptha and Deborah's branch,

Strong and well to do

From a line of bankers that came before me to 

Set a sturdy foundation

To the Apollo that my grandfather helped build under NASA's direction

I'm from "Have you finished your homework?"

And "Don't forget to put up your clothes"

I'm from a past, and a present, and I have a future