Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting the winning entries from the 2010 Darien Library Teen Writing Contest. This entry is Where I'm From by Trevor McGovern, who won First Place for Poetry Grades 7-9 .
If you would like to share your stories, poems or essays, email them to hmartyn@darienlibrary.org
Where I'm From by Trevor McGovern
I am from the war torn football From the mud on my feet To the mud on my pants To the mud on my shirt From the broken bones To the winning cheers I am from my yard. I am from stray Legos Left behind by my brother From Legos that grab my skin With every step I take From the rug hockey Sticks Pucks And nets All broken I am from my brother's crying.
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