I am from the South, the State of the Palms, of which I would run amongst in my youth.585Please respect copyright.PENANAMUGlaevp4f
I am from staying at home while Polk and Sandycreek Elementary beckoned to my peers.
I am from writing books, and making music. Some of which I have retained from all of those past years.585Please respect copyright.PENANAXzNaN6dLns
I am from swatting mosquitoes in the cool summer shade of the poplars, pines, maples, and oak trees.
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I am from catching the crayfish, oblivious to the somewhat painful bites.585Please respect copyright.PENANA4XaLaeon84
I am from singing along with my parents music, just to pass the time until we would arrive at our destination.585Please respect copyright.PENANAMGCPiknVVt
I am from spending Samhains, Yules, Equinoxes, and Solstices with my family. Not completely knowing how I’d be judged one day because of my beliefs.585Please respect copyright.PENANALacI5Zs8Wy
I am from rubbing off the insults, the catcalls, and other people’s discrimination.585Please respect copyright.PENANA0IxeL5OpJS
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I am from going to Gamestop and expecting some type of game to accompany us home.585Please respect copyright.PENANANr7Ol8e4pE
I am from staying in on a winter’s day, due to a fever, or my parent’s worry of my health.585Please respect copyright.PENANAHV5KA8JIr0
I am trying to stay quiet, and act stupid. So as to not be judged by my peers for my adult-like intelligence and speaking.585Please respect copyright.PENANAgbsSZXZzHo
I am innovation and creativity, trying to write a novel at age eight, eight of all ages to write a book!585Please respect copyright.PENANANsFylo6TTS
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I am from starting water fights at my Uncle’s on Fourth Of July, I always tell stories of how I started the family tradition.585Please respect copyright.PENANAcxhHJLLfk6
I am from crying over pets and family members as they passed. Helpless to the passage of time and the curse of mortality.585Please respect copyright.PENANAH5Sbw1H6az
I am from cheering myself up with drawing, a paradise that I have since improved upon.585Please respect copyright.PENANA0YxaaDyYaQ
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I am from maturing into a teenager, knowing fully well that I would choose what my college courses over the next five years of Franklin Area Middle and High School585Please respect copyright.PENANAYo3KgTYR7L
I am from reading Tolkien, Lewis, Carroll, Rowling, Pullman, and Riordan. How they’ve affected me over my lifetime.585Please respect copyright.PENANA7uBw65yAqh
I am from taking water up to animals on a hot day with a hot blustery wind only rivaled by the sun.585Please respect copyright.PENANATk9EbzilKV
I am from rewriting my novel, however good a plot it was. To better suit my needs, and to eliminate my novice errors, standing out like an Arctic Fox in the Sahara Desert.585Please respect copyright.PENANAt56W3uxfRS
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I am from many things, many places, many people.585Please respect copyright.PENANAuDzRWiCmyL
But I am me, and only me.