Where I'm From

I'm from the heartless of homes
from broken homes and hearts
I'm from a mother's never ended prayers
from sacrificed money
(Begging wife, 
a "give-in" father)
I am from a bible's gift of mercy
from many a prayer, many an urge
I'm from a song, lyrics played in my head
from that long lost broken record


I'm from fake and real
from real emotions and fake tears
I'm from my grandma's broken heart
out of a failed marriage and a cheater's life
I'm from soft cats and tamed puppies
soft but sweet, and tamed but protective
I'm from cold beds and stabbed out souls


I'm from deep and personal
an ability to share out and in, back and forth
I'm from a drug addict of a brother's arms
from a street smart trained sibling
from alone with cold snow
to surrounded with warm rays of sun


I'm from reality.