Where I'm From

I am from hand lotion
And sweet smelling perfume.
I am from kiddie pools
And gobs of sun screen.

I am from computers, home depot trips and projects.
I am from screen door installations, new paint jobs,
And renovations.

I am half of a whole –
My brother a half, and I the other.
Two peas in a pod, a pair of “goofballs”

I am from mac’n’cheese

I am from grilled cheese
I am from potatoes with cheese
I am from string cheese
I am from nachos and cheese
And “These are nach-yo nachos”

If you were to come into my parents home
There is yelling, and sarcasm,
And my mother pretending to be annoyed at my father
When really she is glad he’s there to annoy her..

I am from sarcasm, I am from yelling
I am from my mother and my father.
I am glad they are there to annoy me.