Building Identity : ‘I Am From’ Poetry

 

I am from hockey sticks

from Movie World and my living room

I am from Japan and Australia

and from ‘Yo handsome boy’

I am from a mountain on my cap

I am from baseball, ice hockey and boxing

and drag, Beatles, 80’s, Nivana and Champion

I am from Gina and Ko

and from hamburgers, curry, and ramen

I am from those moments when  I score in ice hockey.

I am Ren.

 

I am from the couch under my bed

from bottle caps to the broken playground

I am from a happy household

and from ‘who’s a good boy?’

I am from the old and strange tree in the park

whose footprints are engraved in…

I am from videogames

and electro-jazz

I am from late nights and scary movies

and from chicken chorizo and baked beans

I am from those moments when you reach deep sleep

I am Astrid