Foundation
I am government cheese
Spaghetti-O’s with peanut butter
and a glass of Kool-Aid, please.
I am trailer park life
humble and friendly,
with a will to survive..
I am the grassy field
where all are welcome to play
the fun, my knees forever wield.
I am the streetlamp and
the lightning bugs that light the night,
the beacons leading back to camp.
I am the water hose
surreptitiously sustaining
thirst for life and jokes
I am summer fishing
the winter hunt
and tables of many blessings
I am of Canadian blood
And hillbilly roots
A bonafide American mutt
I am my past.
molded and shaped to always find a way
to create my own path.
About this poem
I grew up in a trailer park in the 80s. I am GenX. I am my upbringing. This poem is who I am.
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Written on September 12, 2023
Submitted by chellebelle77 on September 23, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXA XXX BCB XXX XDX DXX XXX XCX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 639 |
Words | 129 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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