Where are you from?
Where are you from?
United States of America.
USA.
America.
Mountains, Deserts, Plains.
Cool ocean breezes.
Forests.
Lakes.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
People.
307 million.
Diversity.
Big cities, Small Towns.
Farmers, Engineers, Architects.
Men, Women, Children.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
Midwest.
Illinois.
Flatlands.
Rows and rows of corn.
Roar of tractor engines.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
Life.
Spring storms.
Flowers bloom.
Summer heat.
Splash of water.
Autumn Chill.
Crispy, crunch of leaves.
Snow falls slowly.
Buzz of the snowblower.
Death.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
Chicago
Big city.
3 million.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
Glow of the city lights.
Skyscrapers.
Big buildings.
Towering through the sky.
The Second City.
The City of Big Shoulders.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
The Windy City.
Lakeshore.
Wind swirling in from the lake.
Boats.
Beaches.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
Buzz of the big city.
Busy sidewalks.
Liveliness.
Honks of the yellow taxis.
Street entertainment.
Chicago sports.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
Glenview, Illinois.
Suburbs.
Green lawns lining the streets.
Rows and rows of houses.
Schools.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
The sway of trees in the wind.
Squirrels scatter the yards.
Flick park.
Snow days.
Sled hill.
Toboggans scrapping the snow.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
Jordan.
Culture.
Differences.
Arabic.
Deserts.
Parents.
Relatives.
Family.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
People as where I am from.
I say.
United States of America.
Midwest.
Illinois.
Chicago.
Glenview.
Jordan.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
I am who I am.
I come from different places.
These are my home.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
By: Farah Ishaq
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