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                                     Where I'm From                        by Brandie

I am from a ghetto neighborhood where people fight in the streets.

I am from the other end of Garner where people are always arguing in the streets.

I am from the past who died.

I am from my Grandpa who died in World War II.

Underneath my bed is a box full of pictures falling out like old memories just coming abck to me.

It's like the past who died and they came back to say hi.

I am from my Grandpa with gray hair, strong coffee and World War II.

He is kind, he has loving collections of knifes and he was never mean.

I am from the park where I play in, to the slide I slide down.

I am from the God who made me.

I am from Jesus who died on the cross for me.

I am from the eagles flying the sky.

I am from the swings that go high into the sky.

I am from the deep blue sea where the whales swim.

I am from the pool where I swim.

I am from the red white and blue which are the colors of my country.

I am from the heroes who saved our country and sometimes even died.

I am from the pictures I take and the pictures I draw.

I am from the Tears of a Tiger because it is sad.

I am from the books I read because it is something to do.

I am from the know-it-all because my broher thinks he knows it all.

I am from the pass-it-on because my brother tells my secrets to his friends.

I am from the attitude because my sister always has an attitude.

I am from my Mom who had me.

I am from my Grandmother who took care of me.

extracted from: Galen & Noblit, "Late to class: social class and schooling in the new economy".  NY: State University of New York Press.