Where I'm From Poem
Where I Am From
By M’onique Hutchinson
I am from God in Heaven, the seed of the earth,
the child of Joseph and Mary.
I am from COGIC
the Church of God in Christ.
I am from the backwoods of Kemper County,
Mississippi.
I am from a family who is close as
the blue sky.
I am from my parents of love, strength,
and understanding.
I am from a Soul Food dinner Sunday evening.
I am from the quietness of the air and
the singing of the birds.
I am from “I Have a Dream” speech by
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I am from the old spiritual Negro songs of
my ancestors of ‘Kunta Kinta.”
I am from the inner city neighborhood
to the upscale suburbs.
I am from the sisterhood of Zeta Phi Beta,
sisters of excellence.
Yes, that’s where I’m from!