2- Cassie S: I Am From

 

I am from the quiet before the loud applause on stage

I am from the quiet chuckles that come from the adults in the back

And the loud laughter from the people so close to me that they feel like family

The stage is my home

I am from the smell of a freshly bought book

A book so freshly bought that one might be afraid to open the pages all the way for they might bend or break

I am from the late nights reading under a blanket with a flashlight bawling my eyes out at a character’s death

I am from rereading only my favorite parts of my favorite books so I could memorize them

Memorize the good things that I could think of randomly in Science class and smile at

I am from the warm embrace of the people I chose to call family

An embrace that I want to hold onto and remember forever

I am from a shy smile and a life-changing decision that surely changed mine

I am from every victory and failure

Even the ones I don’t remember and the ones I chose to forget

Even the ones that are glued behind my eyes and that I’ll never forget

I am from laying in flower fields

And the strong Rosebuds that lay in them, too, fully at peace

I am from the orange poppies that I used to put in my hair

And the last hug that I gave to her

I am from the music that flows through my head 24-7

The random song lyric that I can’t remember where it came from and I absolutely have to look up

And the notes that I put on the page to make a story

I am from the sound of a booming orchestra

That’s the sound of hard work paying off

And most importantly

The sound of joy

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