I’m From 

By Aidan Takeda 

 

I’m from “you can do better”

or “that’s not good enough”,

and the dog barks over top of it all.

 

I’m from mother’s “let’s be healthy” meals,

to my fathers fried rice,

and the dog calmly gnawing on his bone.

 

I’m from pity quarrels,

to vicious arguments,

and the dog stuck by my side.

 

I’m from “it’s nothing”,

to “it’s cancer”,

and the dog shot up on anesthetics.

 

I’m from final two weeks,

to three weeks past

and the dog, resting coldly in a little box.

 

Aidan Takeda, a junior at Lamar High School, enjoys everything outdoors and is an avid reader.