I am From 

I am from the earth.

From the moon and the sun, 

from life and from death, 

from the water, the soil, and the air. 

I am from the roots of the trees, 

and the wind that rustles through their leaves. 

I am from the depths of the ocean, 

and the waves that crash ashore. 

I am from rainy days, 

and moonlit evenings. 

I am from the beauty of living things, 

and the ugliness their destruction. 

I am from my mother's pain, 

and my father's mistakes, 

from a family of hard working people. 

I am from fear and from anger. 

I am from mirrors that show me what I am, 

and windows that show me everything I am not. 

I am from the past and the future. 

I am from the water, the soil, the air, 

from life and from death, 

from the moon and the sun. 

I am from the earth.