I AM from . . .

First draft, thanks for the prompts Sheila Smith

I AM from the south and the Midwest, Kansas and Alabama a mix of blandness and grits

I AM from wolves.

I AM from a doghouse

I AM from a clothesline

I AM from Lydia Drive

I AM from Manhattan, Kansas

I AM from the Space and Rocket capital of the World, Huntsville, Alabama

I AM from an electrical engineer

I AM from a barber

I AM from the Black Jackie Kennedy who washed and ironed her money and sheets

I AM from food boiled beyond recognition

I AM from sugar and butter on my grits, Black card revoked

I AM from butter and sugar sandwiches

I AM from you know your daddy is white, that’s why you have those freckles

I AM from I will give you something to cry about

I AM from I brought you in this word I will take you out

I AM from seeing Jose Feliciano in concert

I AM from being a Black girl who liked the Osmonds

I AM from not knowing how to dance