Where I am from, the skies glow
With the deepest of hues and the stars
Burn brilliant in the darkest of those.
Where I am from, the lake waters glow
Clear like cellophane to the rocky, ground floor
and lives cold to beat the height of summer.
Where I am from, wild animals roam
Past my home through memories of morning coffee
In the sanctuary of this place I call 'where I am from'.
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Where I'm from......
Where I am from, colour and race don't mean a thing
Bodies don't hold you down, the mind is free
There exists a planet very far away Where life is simple Skies are always blue and pink Soft rains give us drink and
Where I am from, the skies glow
With the deepest of hues and the stars
Burn brilliant in the darkest of those.
Where I am
Living in the country
Where the only intrusion
Is the flow of a silver spring?
To mark the place where I'm from
A place where the grass grows and you can hear the sound of the birds
A place where I can run free and I place that I call
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