I’m from a street that is dark

I’m from faith in God

I’m from a long line of people who are kind

I’m from confusion about what happened

I’m from laughter over jokes

I come from a place that has love

I’m from love, and I know that because people care about me

I come from a long line of kind people

I come from experiences like my mom and my dad divorcing

I come from LOVE

And I wish my life would become the way it is forever. I like the challenges.

That’s where I’d like to be from.

This poem is published in The Light in My World, a compilation of original poetry written by young people ages 5 – 12 who stayed with their families in housing at Solid Ground’s Broadview Emergency Shelter & Transitional Housing for women and children. The young authors who contributed to The Light in My World are not identified by their real names, and some details have been changed to protect the privacy and confidentiality of them and their families. The authors retain copyrights on their individual works.