I Am From

I am from turtle food from the gas stove and the family photo in the living room Iam from the white and green of my home and the smell of my dad’s cooking I am from the crabapple tree in the front to the towering cottonwood in the backyard that messily litters the back with cotton pods and leaves every fall I am from the Dim sum every Christmas and a tall family, from Christmas at the cabin and monthly allowance and from our trips to Mexico I am from, "No, it is not ok" and "The Cat Came Back." I am from awesome family dinners I am from the home of windiest the intersection on the planet and Holland, pizza, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Winnipeg Jets, summer bikes and winter skis From the boot full of water I got one winter from lake st Malo.