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.

...to read the rest, click  the attachment below.