The Person Behind the Simple Expression by Ciara Camilus I am from phones From headphones and chargers from the constant chaos and awkward tension The bewitching cherry blossom tree Who is now long gone but forever remembered.
I’m from yearly summer camping trips and rowdy relatives from Katherine and Kayla I'm from insensitivity and prying and from bluntness
I'm from "you can’t because you are a girl..." and dress codes and "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne I'm from New York City and Haiti Bannann Peze and Griot
From the time my sister broke her arm when climbing the monkey bars. Distressed cries, stinging pain, and constant hospital visits. 16
