Summary

Where I’m From

I am from stethoscopes.
from Purell and Kimberly-Clark powder gloves.
I am from the constant beeping of heart rate monitors.
I am from a brick building
in the artistic heart of a city.
I am from writing
and reading.
from Michael.
and Tracey.
I am from ADHD
and a General Anxiety Disorder.
From kindness
and creativity.
I am from evenings spent watching Yankees baseball
I'm from the West Village,
Hudson Street Bagels and arroz con pollo from the bodega .
From the poverty, my father, Michael, grew up with,
and the worry from my mother.
I am from our home in New York City.