Somewhere In Between

I’m from adventures on sandy shores,

that I sleepily carried home,

I’m from hair-flying, lung-bursting

car-rides screaming along to Taylor Swift.

I’m from Simon and Garfunkel

And my mother’s “mac-n-cheese, with everything you’ll ever need”

I’m from group hugs and

“LOL-lots of love”

I’m from stacks of books

And discussions with my father

I’m from the star-gazing,

the stray-puppy-lovin’ hood

I’m from meandering ghettos

And the turquoise ocean

From floating boats,

In the sinking sea.

I’m from ring-pops and tongue tattoos,

Dancing the hula while singing the blues

I’m from thumb-wars and tic-tacs,

Ironic winks and masquerade masks.

I’m from midnight basketball with my brother

Where strategic dribbles fade into lots of giggles.

I’m from ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and

Everything Harry Potter.

I am just as much from ‘Namaste’ as I am from ‘Aloha’

My head’s in the mountains

And my heart’s in the ocean,

But I guess I’m from somewhere in between.