Where Am I From

I am from water gun fights and chocolate delights

All year storms and harvesting corn

From Bough Beaches and Burger King

Freedom is where I am from

I’m from ‘who is your boyfriend? And is that a fact?’

From annoying my mom and not knowing how to act

Mischief is where I am from

I’m from warm sands of Lakeshore and from Sailor Moon on Sunday mornings

And to be told that ‘you have one last chance warning!’

I’m from little jolly stories and basking in fairy tale glories

From spending all my money without any doubts or worries

Happiness is where I am from

I am from the joy of the season, and holler without reason

From snowy nights that light up the sky

Where the moon shows us places to fly

On a quill I spread my wings and sigh

High into the night without saying bye

And just when I think that I will begin to cry

Father Christmas decides it’s time to swing by

I jingle and I jangle and I come back down,

Wonder is where I am from

If people knew me as they claim they do

They might be find that I speak the truth

So believe me when I say this, once and above

The house I live in was built and runs on love

Love where I am from

Copyright © Pritha Mehta , 2008