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I am from My Own Imagination

I am from the tiniest room in the house,
And the most magical corner of the backyard,
From staying up late watching movies and scribbling inspired short stories.
I am from bedtime stories and stupid friends,
From video games instead of Barbies and fangirl screaming instead of fainting.

I have found the end of the rainbow behind Wawa,
Waldo and Carmen Sandiego.
I have found the rabbit hole under the fence,
Found the secret shrine beneath the seventh tatami mat from the far right in the main hall.
I have found a way to beat Rob,
Rotting Easter eggs, and shapes in the clouds.

I have taken long car trips with chattering and whining siblings,
"Walks" around the block with Autumn and her ninja-dog Clank.
I have taken out hundreds--thousands--of picture books,
And manga volumes and novels from the library.
(They hate me there now.)

I am from "push me higher!" on the swing set,
From Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and the original Pokémon.
I am from silly jump rope rhymes and messy finger paints,
From depression cookies and turkey-lurkey.
I am from dictionary.com and fanfiction.net,
From the way-too-deep depths of the soul, says Angela.

I have found comfort in pillow forts, hiding from monsters,
The endless rainbow of colors in my colored pencil box.
I have found comfort in vanilla ice cream with a million chocolate sprinkles,
Panels at anime conventions, and Bitter Nakano's dysfunctional family.

I have taken the time to get to know Shisui,
Taken ketchup shots and VHS's out from the library.
I have taken reviews and flames of my stories,
Tips from professionals on how to improve.
I have taken on tasks nobody thought I could,
But I'm a procrastinator, and you know how that works out.

I am from giant sunglasses and the Big Comfy Couch,
From the Leaf Village and 52-packs of gel pens from Big Lots.
I am from laughing fits for no reason and pink baby blankies,
From you just lost The Game and putting lemonade in ramen.
I am from water-balloon fights and happy boxes and lists,
From saving Midgar from Sephiroth, and nonsense inside jokes.
I am from worry dolls and making flower chains,
And from refusing to write The End.