I am.

by EB

I am from apple pie and poached peaches. I am from the moon and the sun, from my brother’s evil laugh and the sweet soft chuckle of my sister-in-law.

I am from the bee’s buzz and the apple blossoms blooming in my backyard.

I am from skulls and schools. I’m from the love of my family and the soft sound of old rock-and-roll. I am from that’s not right and you always mess up.

I feel

by DeEpFlutE

I am from a place of despair where no-one is to care. I am from a place of low tolerance.

I feel like if I'm trapped in a never ending vortex and ther's no way out, no-one to help me. To fight

in what you believe in is to be tight, to break free from the cuffs of life is to be the person you want

to be. The waves of life that control me can no longer restrain or contain the beast inside of me. The dreams that drift along will soon come back and let men dream again.The pages of the book waiting to

waiting to spill the secrets that they hid from the people that They read, word to word story to story.

Ashes to ashes, our bodies will stay and decay , our souls will wonder in search of anothr misteovus

place to live a better life to be free and be the person you want to be not who you are told.But, that is

only what I feel.

I AM FROM

by LaeLae

HIP-HOP, REGGAE, ROCK

OLDSCHOOL, ICECREAM

PIZZA, STRAWBERRIES

BURGERS, SODAS AND HOTDOGS

I AM FROM

FLOWERS, TREES, STARS, PARKS

BEACHES, FREEWAYS

AND THE FULL MOON

I AM FROM

THE WIND WHISTLING

A TUNE IN MY EAR

FROM DOGS BARKING

AND TREES SWAYING

SWOOSH, SWOOSH

AND THE BEAUTIFUL SUNSET

I AM FROM

MY SIBLINGS RUNNNING

AROUND LAUGHINING

AND PLAYING, FROM DRAMAHIGH, WORD UP AND CORALINE

I AM FROM

OUR AFRICAN –AMERICAN BLACK

SISTERS REALEASING EMOTION

THROUGH DANCE MOVEMENT

FROM PEOPLE SHOUTING

WHAT’S UP, HEY, NOT TODAY

& WHY

I COME FROM

MY ANCESTORS WHO WERE

SLAVES

AND FOUGHT FOR

FREEDOM AND WENT THROUGH

DISCRIMANATION

AND JUDGEMENT JUST GIVE

ME FREEDOM, HOPE

HAPPINESS AND LIFE

I AM FROM

TRUST

HUMBLENESS

FRIENDS

FAMILY

SCHOOL

LOVE

LIFE

CHANGE

FAKES

AND MOST OF

ALL I AM ME!!!

Where I'm From

by Unknown


I am from chicken

Tamales

And hamburgers

Simmering slowly on the stove



I am from the heat and the sun

Beating down on me from high in the sky

While I play sports



I am from pencils,

Paper

And crayons

All working together to make a story



I am from a backyard

With swings,

Slides

And a sandbox

Playing all day long



I am from the bright blue water

Pulling me in the ocean

While I swim in the shallow shore

Where am I from …

by SoAy96

I am from lots of plants and trees

I am from dogs walking down the street with their cheerful owners

And Priuses coming down the street quieter than a mouse



I am from a quiet home and a loud neighborhood

I am from nice neighbors and organic gardens

And I am from little kids running around like an army of ants



I am from the smell of home cooked meals that my grandma makes

And pollen from roses and tulips

I am from the sewer on the corner that stinks the street up everyday ewwwwwwwww!!!!



I am from the STOP sign on the corner

And the liquor store around the corner

I am from the Taco Bell up the street

And the big T.V that’s all ways on



I come from mommy and granny flushin’ the toilet every 10 min.

I come from the stove cutting on and off night and day



I am from soap and a big shower

And scented lotion

I come from a variety of FOOD FOOD FOOD FOOD!!!!



I come from magazines,

Ritz crackers,

And movies, I come from a pregnant mommy,

A funny grandpa, AND A LOUD ME!!!!

from?

by Queen4aday


old houses

dust

dirt

loud hip hop music

bouncing

down the street

(although

i cant hear it

just

feel

the beat)



in a worn-

out

chair

as i smell

my dad making

a new recipe

(never

to be

repeated

again)

surrounded

by piles

of too many books



trash

blowing

in the wind

(crinkle

crackle

crunch

under my feet)

laughing

running

across

the street



south branch

library

(the smell of books

sweet

but yet sour)

in the shade

we sit



from

or to?

I am from

by WY

I am from the big couches from the parking lot full of red cars and yellow flowers on the sides
I am from the new cars trees and big houses from the old houses and the fresh smells of the air
I am from where the trains seem to control the people

I AM FROM

by WahhBAM

I am from the pencils that yell out the ugliness
This place is degrading, a stink
It’s no good, no use
There is no oxygen, just fear that cloud in the atmosphere
Our homes are our turtle shell
The man holding the gun is possessed by evil spirits
I am from the bullets that are the ghosts that tease us with death
I am from the footsteps of these murderers that walk through the icy night
I am from the music that quake the Earth’s soul, the flashy cars that zoom down the block
I am room the rocking chair that whines and aches on the hardwood floors for so many generations of old people have sat on it
I am from the books that itch from someone to flip their pages.
They invade the human’s mind and create wonderful illusions
The books are just like cigarettes
The words are the nicotine
You’re Lifeless, Empty, Lost without them

I am from

by MJ

I am from the orchids on my windowsill and the still-water
Pond in my back yard .I am from the delicate stars
Shimmering in the almost pitch dark sky. I am from
The dark shadows of the moon I am from the horrible joke
Of some thing that looks like a dog walling back-wards. I am from
The music that moves me. And the instructions my mom gives me that goes
in one ear and out the other. That were I am from

I am from

by MC

I am from the couch
Of watching TV or playing
My ‘Wii’

I am from my mama’s
Cooking to point
I can taste it.

I am from the markers and
Crayons in which I
Use to draw with.

I am from the loud noise’s
Of the streets to the quite
Noise’s of my house.
I am from my family, that they
Say the funniest things. So
That’s were I am from
And that’s were I am staying.

I am from.

by JC

I am from the assume bloom who fight and
And strugg and do some doom
I like to smell I like beat and also I to sneak
I like going to the 45th and market store that’s where all
Me desires like to explore.

I am from all the sheep and when I try to go to sleep I
Like to go to sleep I like to do damage before I beep
But before day is over I want to cry but I cant because
It’s over now and when I wake I brush my teeth ant the day
Over so I can go to sleep

I'm from da streets

by JH

I am from da streets
Where resisting to kill
Is an insult to all
I’m from east Oakland
Where da youngstas get hyphy
Drink & smoke until they pass out
I’m from hatred & luv
Good , bad, happy & sad
Of the past & present
I’m from the place
Where fried chicken
Is the most popular food in the family
& soul food comes through the actual soul
I’m from da place called the upper hell
da smell of burning flesh
Is da smell of burning drugs
This is where I’m from
& it’s the truth

I’m from the where you wish you could be

by Sage

I’m from where you have summer winter spring and fall.
Where everyone wants to have a ball
I am from where everyone is rolling down the streets.
And where nothing is never neat.

I’m from where you have trains.
Where in downtown people walk in different lanes.
I’m from where Malcolm X used to live
Where the city is one of my middle names.

Where 125th street is insane
Where the block parties are never lame
I am from where is defined by a series
Of boom and bust cycles
Where everyone misses Michael

All you hear are the kids saying What’s Good?
Where single moms do the best they could
You hear Boom! Almost every night
Because all kids want to do is fight

Where the Apollo is the African American soul
Harlem-gold and very bold

I am from

by IB

I am from a very boring house
where its very quiet and clean

i am from the house of the funny mother
whose always making me laugh

i am from the house by the loud trains
The trains are always loud but now im used to the loudness

I am from the house where nobody cooks, so i have to cook for myself

I am from

by The Hatter

I am from towering shelves of books that cast dark shadows in every room of my house, from jazz music seeping past the door of my mother’s study and from the crackle of yellowed pages turning in my father’s room.

I am from shiny black lockers and dull gray linoleum, from words sharp as knives being tossed around as if they mean nothing, and from the echo of basketballs hitting tarmac, from the clang of a metal hoop as some tall, unidentified figure scores a basket.

I am from bushy-tailed squirrels who scamper across tree branches, from the harsh crunch of shoes crushing dead leaves, from the brief zooms of passing cars and from the reassuring smell of freshly mown grass and the sweet scent coming from the rosebush outside my house.

I am from green eyes, dark hair, Hitchcock thrillers, go away please sweetie I’m trying to concentrate, music, I need some coffee RIGHT NOW, books, stop making fun of my accent, math, oh God I hope I don’t end up on the freeway, faculty meetings, come lay the table, I love you and goodnight.

I am from

by Mr.Jones

I am from where the people play their music loud
I am form where drug attic live

I see a lot of kids playing out side
I see kids playing football

I here people yelling and screaming
I here people shooting at night.

I live by pack and save
I live by game stop

I smell my mom cooking
I smell a lot garbage out side my house

I am from

by John

I am from a house of three in west Oakland ca.
I live with my mother and my little sister.
I have one little sister and three brothers.
I am a one of my brothers and to my one little sister.
I was born in Berkeley ca. but I was raised in east Oakland ca.
I am 14 years old.
My big brothers is 18 & 17 and my little brother Is 14 years old.
I went to Webster elementary school in east Oakland ca.
I moved from east Oakland when I was 7 years old then we moved to west Oakland and that’s when my little sister was born.

Deep Dark Hole

by LT

I am from a deep dark hole, in the middle of golden state.
People roam the streets with heavy fire power and the only sounds you can hear is people screaming in pain and agony. It smells like blood and gasoline, you see a noose hanging from each tree while blood is dripping from them.

Bodies blood brains everywhere boom!
Ahh!
Is what you hear as you travel deeper in my dark hole.

It’s a horrible place to be
it rains acid and sometimes even bodies
when heaven is filled up with too many of them.

People have made car dealerships named death ride and the other store is blood bath and beyond!!!!
The grocery store sells human heads and animal parts...
My house is made of animal bones and the doorbell has a man screaming when you ring it.
you smell burning bodies and hear people screaming for mercy
i open the door for you while im slaughtering a helpless infant

I am from

by CF

I am from a charm
On a shiny bracelet
Hanging from someone’s arm

I am from the sky were the
Stars shine so bright

I am from the kitchen
Where I drink milk and eat cereal

I am from Claremont
Middle school where I
Get a good education

THAT’S WHERE IM FROM

I Am From

by CH

I am from basket
from basketball and bqq sauce

I am from the clean in the washroom
black,lightly it seeks through my eyes

I am from brand new hot chips thats hotter than hot sauce
that I smell hamburgers,.fried chicken
I smell people bqq in the neighborhood
and wish I can fly to it

I am from the a city where there is violence on every
corner none stop

I am from the smell of fresh and clean and organized
when people see me it has to be perfect.

I am from a family who want everything perfect.
Family sticks by your side like white on rice THAT WHERE I AM FROM!

I Am From

by Line Rider

I am from the radio at night
I am from the people who look outside the window
And who look at the rubble

I am from the scent of joy and the taste of food
When evil collides with good you get gray
And when planes collide with buildings, you get terrorism

I am from death, life and thoughts, and the cookie jar,
That is on the counter and the video games in the garage
And I am from the philosophers and comedians

I am from the uninteresting interests of interesting idiots
And I am from whites, blacks, dogs and cats
And I am from where I am from.

I am……Ajanai

By: NayNayBaybe

I am 4rm a family 0v 7
A m0m a dad 3 sistas and a br0tha
I am 4rm listening 2 my parents telling me 2 d0 gud in sk00l
2 having a lil sista invade my space

I am 4rm a m0tha dat c00kz eryday
2 a dad sat kax bak and watchz tv

I am 4rm a mama c00kin everyday
2 a dad dat kix bak an watchez tv
I am 4rma 3 bedr00m h0wse in east 0akland
2 a sk00l named Clarem0nt
I am 4rma sk00l dat haz many strange ppl
2 a h0wse wit my family…

Deep Thoughts

By SuperChick

I am from the hospital of Monterey where I took my first breath .
I am from Chinese and Hawaiian restaurants in the reserved section stuffing my face with everything on the menu.
I am from sitting quietly watching the little one scream , shout and stain the couch with his tears.
I am from the pond of frogs I released on my grandmas lawn.
I am from the loud cries and of growing up and deep regret for wishing him away.
I am from the blue skies and the soothing waves on the orange water during a sunset wishing to never abandon my thoughts.
I am from the constant wish to get up and move , to go adventure other places and to search what would really make me say “wow”.
That’s where in from and that’s where I hope I’ll stay !

I am from

by PW

I am from Cheddar City,

Things I see, hear, and smell is not nice.

I am from police cars flying down the street.,

I am from rap music, street fights, wild party’s, police & ambulance sirens





I am from the Delesbore and Jones’

I am from a very large.

I am from mixed races

I am from the Creo, the German, the Black and the White.





I am from that big house on the left,

I am from brown tables, comfy beds, and my computer.

I am from my big brothers load music to my niece & nephew screaming,

I am from dogs barking and babies screaming down the streets,

I am from Cheddar City & it’s going to stay that way.

I am from

by AT

I am from a sport that is unknown


Im from a moving island that is a lot like the amazon



Hot dogs and whoppers is where I came from.



Skating is my favorite

the friends the style

the war and the believers

something u have to live to

understand



im an individual and I will prevail

San Leandro

by DV

I Am FrOm ThE HoOd Of bAy FaIr WheRe KiDs AnD PeOpLe DiE. I Am FrOm ThE FaMiLY Of JoHnSoN ,TaYloR ,HaRrIs, VaUgHn. I Am ThE ScHoOl Of ClArEmOnT WheRe I SeE KiDs SmAlL AnD TaLl . WhErE SmElL FrEsH aIR AnD HeAr KiDs RuNnInG AnD PlAyInG. I Am FrOm tHE HoUsE in san leandro where I see rooms and brooms.WhErE I HeAr My FaMiLy VoIces.

The Best Place

By TBM

Flowers bloom,
Angels groom right over my head
No more fighting,crying or tears shed
Imagine this place,then you will race, face to face
with this place.

I feel

by Pete

I am from a place of despair where no-one is to care. I am from a place of low tolerance.

I feel like I'm trapped in a never ending vortex and there's no way out, no-one to help me. To fight

in what you believe in is to be tight, to break free from the cuffs of life is to be the person you want

to be. The waves of life that control me can no longer restrain or contain the beast inside of me. The dreams that drift along will soon come back and let men dream again.The pages of the book waiting to

waiting to spill the secrets that they hid from the people that They read, word to word story to story.

Ashes to ashes, our bodies will stay and decay , our souls will wonder in search of another mischievous

place to live a better life to be free and be the person you want to be not who you are told.But, that is

only what I feel.

I AM BLACK

By Joe.Lason

A place I am from the ghetto , the sights I can see .

I see trash blowing across the side walk .I see fire burning .

I see bums begging for change .Things I hear screeching of the

bart train screeching loudly and annoying.

Things I smell sometimes I smell the awful smell of bums.

The nasty smell of dog manure. The disgusting smell of pee.

The sights I see in my house I can see the news

with awful reports of black people killing other black people

I hear loud RAP!!!!!!!! that these black people are always playing!!!!!

talking about killing and shooting people. I smell the wonderful fried chicken.

abandon & ready to go home

by NJ

I am from & I am in a place where no one

seems to care any more .

Broken heart passion & no feelings for you or no one

else for sure . Come on a journey come to my world

a place were I call home Oakland Ca , & its where I no

I belong ! & not to try to dis no other place .

But theres no where else like east Oakland Ca ,

& NO other face .

My Life

By SwaggaBlog

I am from a place where there
is no water near by. Things like
sounds,voices,music,etc. . . . is not
allowed. When I walk outside, I can
smell the fries, hamburgers,chicken nuggets,
onion rings and ice cream in Burger king during
lunch time. I can see stores being opened,
buildings being and much much more.

When Im at home, I can visualize the present
yesterday from the future today. I can hear the
songs that Micheal Jackson made in remembrance
of him and his life.
When I see my mom cooking, I can smell chicken,
potatoes,rice,corn,etc...
I can see movies on one bookshelf, video games on
another bookshelf and books on the last bookshelf.

When I can visualize my family, the people in my family
reminds me of the actors in Tyler Perry's house of pain.
When I hear my cousins talking to my friends they use
slang words like: yb,blood,broskie,raw,ice,saucy,etc...
When I do something wrong I get yelled at then they
talk about things I can be a better person.
The names in my family reminds me of wonderful
people in this world.

When im at school I see people from thousands of different places
I always hear someone in trouble and much more
I see pizza and chicken and it smells wonderful
I learn lessons the hard way when I am at school for a kid in this life.

Oakland

by MM

I am from Oakland, where our people fight for where they are from.
I am from the hood where gunshots are common.
I am from the enjoyment of barbecues at a neighborhood park.
I am from the smell of hot links, hot dogs, hamburger and other delicious food, which is a daily occurrence at my house.
I am from the openness of my apartment complex where there are people waiting to welcome you.
Where there are annual get togethers where we talk about movies, sports, and other types of things.
I am from the town where black men die on a daily basis.
I am from a family that thinks we need to SILENCE the VIOLENCE.
I am from a proud people with a wonderful heritage.

I am Cris Castillo

I am a mellow breeze,

Flowing through the fountain of youth.

I dip my toe into the water,

I went from a size 8 to a size 2



I am from the lonely star,

In the biggest of constellations.

I soar across space,

Searching for the right place.



I am the Latin fire,

With the desire to go higher.

I am from the land of Perfectionist,

Where “good” isn’t good enough



I am as big as the Beatles,

Brave, bold, and brilliantly sound at what I do.



I am from the algebra book,

Confusing but catches your attention,

And makes you look.



I’m easy to describe on the diamond.

And the type of person you’ll remember,

By watching me play once.

Black Lagoon

By DeEpFlutE

I am from the black lagoon in which it smells like the peace and independence
The lagoon in which diseases, speech, religion, and sexuality roam free
Steamy polluted air touches my skin during the day
I hear the horns of cars passing by during the day
I am from the groups of each Oakland and personality

I Am from the black lagoon……………………

I am from

by CorporalAfro

I am from
Dirt roads
Empty cans and bottles
The sweet musical chirps of birds
Interrupted by the revs of Toyotas
I am from
Breaded Chicken
Baby Teeth
Rusted trash cans
And tap water
I am from
Stale Popcorn
Loud clothes
And Puppy love
I am from
Births, Killing and then being born again
I am from broken windows
Leaking Pipes
Global Warming
I am from Crying Cattle
Bathing Babies
And Toasty Beds
I am from yesterday today and tomorrow
I was from Texas
I am now from the west
Of shiny places
And unfamiliar faces
Tall buildings
And honks of Cadillacs murky sewers
filled with rats
I am now from big bridges
And streetlights
Mani-pedis
And Billboards
Get this today!
It’s new
It’s Now
It’s pow
I am now from
Wobbly desks
And loose pages
Baby pistol
And big business
Hills and cable cars
chinatown
and safe-keeping
I am now from California

Taco's Poem

by Taco123

I am from Oakland, where there are killings and lots of tacos

I am from where I don’t do my homework
And still get good grades

I am from where I eat tacos and burritos until I blow up

I am from hanging with girls and partying all night

I am from getting money and buying anything I want

I am from kissing my tacos before I eat them

Where I’m from

by Joey Bagadonuts

I’m from neighbors, grass and trees,
Swaying in the wind.
I’m from the constant roar of engines.
I’m from the scrumptious aroma
Of a BBQ down the block.
I’m from Broadway, people are always so busy.

I’m from snow cone syrup,
Sweet and tasty.
I’m from half a muffin,
Sitting lonely on the counter.
I’m from dinner, probably something good.
I’m from the stereo, playing softly in the background.

I’m from long hair,
Colorful eyes, greens and blues, I’m from R.H.I.P, rank has its privileges, says my family.
I’m from all of these things and I hope they last.

I Am From

by BCK

I am from the lonely street
With quiet voices
Amid the fresh air
I am from the house of dindin
And smells wafting through
from the kitchen

But I am also from
The swearing and fighting school
I am from the weed filled bathrooms
The smell lingers in your nose
I am from basketball at lunch
Football during PE
That is where
I am from

I am from

by Base

I am from east Oakland chilling in my room watching tv & eating snacks.



I am tacos,hamburgers,spicy chicken and a boy I am hungry can you turn down the smell!?.



I am from a back yard with a lot of kids I was sure that those little kids were my family.

I am from the Hammock

By Da’Vine

I am from the hammock
With a book in my hands
The feeling of motion sickness
Wanting to get my sleeping bag
Waiting so I can stop reading and hear
“Dinner's ready”

I am from the Cloehawk
Making the “boing" on the trampoline
From the chloe yelling at the TV
The apartment doors all down the hall
The smell of blackberries
And passionfruit

I Am From

by KJ

I am from home cooking on the holidays .

I am from barking dogs that never rest .

I am from cold winter nights and hot summer days .

I am from a family where nothing is kept a secret .

I am from good books I can’t put down .

I am from

by Yung Soup

cars that ride on 24” rims back home in Seattle.
Always hearing music blasting out there.
I like to hang out with my caseins and go to parties.
The neighborhood I grew up in is called south Seattle
out there it rain and snow when it snow
it's fun to be in
and when its sunny in Seattle
it's a great place to live and to go sight seeing
also I lived out there cause I was born there.
Thats where I am from and thats my favorite spot to be
and thats where I want to go back
and thats were u would want to see
if u go out there you would like the space needle.

I AM FROM LOUD VOICES AND FROM the frsh GOOD CAt FISH

BY: too.goofy

I AM FROM BRAND NEW CLOTHES, ARMS MOVement TO SHOW EMOTions I AM FROM WATCHING ONE ONE EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK

I AM CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP When YOU DoNT FEEL WELL HAMBURGER heLper AND HOME COOKED MEALS

I AM FROM THE SMELL OF TAMEL'S EVERY CHRIStMAS AND FAMILY GATHERINGS

I AM FROM MY MOM AND MY DAD THAT CARE FOR ME A LOT.

I am from the oak trees

by AK


I am from shady oak trees,where

one mans trash is another

ones treasure,and grandpas stinky feet


I am from heavenly fresh baked fish,

hungry man,falafel,and a empty dish.

The cafeteria lady glares an expression of

grief,smiles fakely and says,”chicken or beef.”

I am from almond eyes,black hair,

a gigantic dining table and a blue teddy bear.

A pointy diamond,antenna t.v. And spngebob

screaming on t.v.

if you ask me where im from, id know exactly

what to say. where cars never stop,girls gossip

all day.


I live where theres millions of smells,exotic,fresh,

stinky,expensive,burnt,and sweaty, moms cookies,

spoiled school milk,and grandmas spaghetti.

I know where im from and where im gonna be.

its the loud halls,squeaky chairs,and the shady oak trees.

I am from

by Ashley

I am from

How to be a good person

Black and brown hair

My mom dad sister brother cousin

Can you do me a favor



I am from

T.V computers pictures tables couches

Typing talking radios



I am from

Houses plants cars

Cars zooming past

Food from people cooking



I am from

Here there and every were

I am from

by Tavy

I am from riding skateboards

Going to school

Buying new shoes.



I am from fried chicken

Papaya salad

I am from fish

And now I’m hungry



I am from NO! You can't borrow money

You can't have the money I earn

You don’t deserve it

I’m not a bank



I am from asking, “how much does this cost”?

Trying new shoes

I need new shoes

I got those shoes



I am from thinking about traveling the world

Trying different types of food

Mmmm! That tastes good

That’s where I’m from

That’s where I want to be from.

scraper bike

by MH

I am from Oakland were people get smoke all the day

I am from the scraper bike world
where we scrape all the day
this how it goes down
im cruzing down my scraper bike
im cruzing down my scraper bike
my scraper bike got bars
I don’t need a car
im cruzing down my scraper bike
I got 26 inches on my scraper bike
im scraping down my scraper bike
I go hard
like a bully on mars
or I might just push you going 18 dummy doing the push you
im cruzing down my scraper bike
im cruzing down my scraper bike.

The shape of your face

by JL

A set of houses, cars, and blank faces, others rolling through with deep sound in tune with friends knocking.
The fresh smell in the morning of freshly watered grass, waking up to accurate clocking.
Day and night seeing family roam past mirrors in a reflective ricochet of people, music, and the succulent smell of cooking and shampoo with intelligence against the walls.

Everyday I hear the same sounds like an old event in a time machine running its course.
In a place with gates and doors hundreds run and roar,
typing,
and writing,
listening and debating.
Everything is clear to me, I can see your voice, I can hear the shape of your face, I can feel every breath of the environmental life, I can see.
I can see this page is can be only good.

I'm from Atlanta

by Prettygurldeija

I’m from Atlanta the home of getting crunk and going out and going out at night. I’m from the home of BBQ where ribs and hot links are good with BBQ sauce. I’m from music blasting and the base is very loud. I’m from flowers where the bees take the pollen.




I’m from TV’s where it tells you about life and important things in life. I’m from the park where people have birthday parties and hangout. I’m from my mom who fills me with joy and good thoughts and goals. I’m from the doctor who makes sure I’m not sick and don’t have any diseases. I’m from my room where it’s filled with body lotions and body spray.



I’m from exercising which keeps you healthy and fit.
I’m from food that has a lot of flavor. I’m from money that helps out with bills, child support, and school supplies. I’m from college that helps you get a good education and better careers. I’m from hair that smells good, and im from teachers who teaches you about education and good goals.

I Am

by KH

I am from my mom
The women who gave birth to me and have good goals for me to succeed.

I am from Oakland where people get active
And don’t care about nothing.
I am from the hot cooking grease where the chicken is crispy and good to eat.

I am from my granny
The women who took care of me and always told me, “you're going to make it” before she passed.
I am from Foodmax the place where I get milk, eggs cheese.

I am from god the man who created this earth.
I am from teachers who give me an education and say “Khaleeqa you could do it only if u put your mind to it, you could accomplish your goals.”

I am from the family who is very loud and like to stay by each other’s side like bread an butter

I am from the spark

by 6tabdanger

I am from the house of, “work first and play last” the words from my dad Tyrone Jamal Dangerfield…..

I am from the school of whistles, kids yelling and pencils falling….
I am from the place where hand sanitizer is Highly Recommended because
It’s filthy……

I am from the world of skateboarding, magazines, and
music….the world of skinny jeans and hats….

I am from the neighborhood of ice cream man bells, wind chimes,
And barking……

I am from the spark that makes your idea bright...the same
Spark that lights the dark so you can know your left from your right…
I am the song that the building refused!!!!!

I am.

by EB

I am.

I am from apple pie and poached peaches. I am from the moon and the sun, from my brother’s evil laugh and the sweet soft chuckle of my sister-in-law.

I am from the bee’s buzz and the apple blossoms blooming in my backyard.

I am from skulls and schools. I’m from the love of my family and the soft sound of old rock-and-roll. I am from that’s not right and you always mess up.

I hear a lot of yelling and kids playing basketball

by OA

I hear a lot of yelling and kids playing basketball
I smell pizza from the cafeteria
and in school I'm learning dialect
I smell food when my mama cooking
I smell shampoo when I'm washing my hair
around my house I see a lot of kids playing football with each other
I hear a lot of music around my house
I smell jack n' boxes
I make a lot of noise when I'm around my friends
We like to go to parties and chill at home

Where I'm From

by unknown

I am from chicken

Tamales

And hamburgers

Simmering slowly on the stove



I am from the heat and the sun

Beating down on me from high in the sky

While I play sports



I am from pencils,

Paper

And crayons

All working together to make a story



I am from a backyard

With swings,

Slides

And a sandbox

Playing all day long



I am from the bright blue water

Pulling me in the ocean

While I swim in the shallow shore

I'm from the house of the new

by Holmie

I'm from the house of the new

the house of the old

the shop up the street

the Donuts and Ribs

Burgers and fries

I am from the sound of sirens

to the sound of nothingness

I am from the civil war to World War two

The gun of the marines

to the Navy's dress

I am from the music of the south

and the music of the west

the games of war

to the games of sports

I'm from myself and you

him and her

we look laugh play

and have fun

we sit eat talk

and mess around

we walk yell

and act a fool