I am from

I am from cotton, from Purina brand food and Tiffany's brand decoration.
I am from a promise made, hesitant and hopeful.
I am from the dream of cloud shapes, the story in the wood grain on the side of a barn.
I am from Thanksgiving dinner and blond hair, from Edward and Elizabeth and Mary and Catherine.
I am from stubborn and hope.
From Winnie the Pooh and Magnolia trees.
I am from faith.
I am from ritual, blue, and toenails painted pink.
From the headwaters of the Guadalupe river, where a little girl reaches for a leaf, tipping the canoe on Sunday morning.
I am from a red woolen suit, kicking my shoe through a pile of Fall leaves in her front yard, from folded hands gripping strength, from fallen tears resisting Good Bye.
I am from framed photographs in the hallway, whispering, echoing, we were here.
I am from there.