I’m from colored popcorn.
From Pledge and wooden floors.
I’m from sleepovers and movie nights.
From summers in the pool.
I’m from paper and pencils.
From Oregon trail and dial-up.
I’m from divorce and tense pick-ups.
From being the in-between.
I’m from support checks carried back and forth.
From “Your father…”
I’m from kids table and rules.
From “Do as I say, not as I do.”
I’m from messages and stresses
That I don’t want Troy to be from.
What will Troy be from?
That is up to me.
