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10 iterations of "where I'm from" poem generator
1.
I am from counters,
from Streptokinase and collectivization.
I am from the r under the equipment room.
(Gold, shadowy,
it tasted like cherry.)
I am from the giant dogwood
the pitch larch yew
whose remiss works I remember
as if they were my own.
I'm from bok choy and tapestries,
from Leonie and Fritz,
I'm from the stoners
and the loners,
from 'huzza' and 'huzza'!
I'm from 'The best revenge is massive success'
with a straightforward dingo
and four lists I can say myself.
I'm from Jonesboro and Anchorage,
fried bilberry and hot prune juice.
From the buttocks my friend praised
in a hurricane
the arm my godmother played to keep their #{sense_noun}.
2.
I am from spinoffs,
from April and decentralization.
I am from the aunt under the print room.
(Crimson, fixable,
it smelled like lentils.)
I am from the wild spruce
the slippery pawpaw hemlock
whose reddish trays I remember
as if they were my own.
I'm from strawberry and disasters,
from Cecilia and Soo,
I'm from the loners
and the carnivores,
from 'urgh' and 'yow'!
I'm from 'Time marches on'
with a specific horse
and four short stories I can say myself.
I'm from Elmhurst and Sandy,
sifted water chestnut and tart wine.
From the lower leg my parents churned
while hiking
the ankle my dad firmed to keep their #{sense_noun}.
3.
I am from evenings,
from Fuer and superiority.
I am from the mind under the atelier.
(Pink, undisclosed,
it tasted like acorn squash.)
I am from the Mexican spruce
the tulip tulip cottonwood
whose curvy outs I remember
as if they were my own.
I'm from raspberry and tournaments,
from Sang and Tamiko,
I'm from the smart-asses
and the vegans,
from 'gah' and 'there there'!
I'm from 'Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes'
with a noninterest lynx
and four wanted posters I can say myself.
I'm from Columbia and Apple Valley,
pureed canary melon and acidic pineapple juice.
From the eye my godchild wore
playing baseball
the ear my father-in-law wailed to keep their #{sense_noun}.
4.
I am from brownies,
from Fuer and survivability.
I am from the cone under the showroom.
(Desert sand, vexatious,
it smelled like olive.)
I am from the scarlet olive
the mossycup bluejack yew
whose ochre volts I remember
as if they were my own.
I'm from kidney bean and midshipmen,
from Leonie and Deann,
I'm from the hipsters
and the preps,
from 'ur' and 'shame'!
I'm from 'Nobody gets out alive'
with a humongous boar
and three cartoons I can say myself.
I'm from Manhattan and Lexington-Fayette,
glazed bean sprout and free pale ale.
From the forehead my mother-in-law asked
while camping
the arm my wife bade to keep their #{sense_noun}.
5.
I am from lemmings,
from Van and spirituality.
I am from the suede under the boardroom.
(Emerald, downtrodden,
it sounded like blood orange.)
I am from the giant gum
the quaking mossycup cherry
whose chubby pricks I remember
as if they were my own.
I'm from courgette and feminists,
from Domingo and Gia,
I'm from the feminists
and the smart-asses,
from 'yum' and 'okey-dokey'!
I'm from 'You can have everything in life that you want'
with a jubilant otter
and three pamphlets I can say myself.
I'm from Santa Clara and New York,
parboiled green pepper and delicious espresso.
From the waist my aunt sang
mountain climbing
the eye my husband did to keep their #{sense_noun}.
6.
I am from projects,
from Streptokinase and historiography.
I am from the tam under the laundry room.
(Orange, circular,
it looked like tangerine.)
I am from the spotted willow
the mossycup pawpaw elm
whose testy fonts I remember
as if they were my own.
I'm from brussels sprout and embryos,
from Melva and Hulda,
I'm from the overachievers
and the smart-alecks,
from 'chin up' and 'zowie'!
I'm from 'You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take'
with a flammable cat
and four retellings I can say myself.
I'm from Barnstable Town and Maricopa,
scalloped lychee and warm sherry.
From the thumb my stepfather inched
when a knife slipped
the ear my fiancée hissed to keep their #{sense_noun}.
7.
I am from gallstones,
from Mart and historiography.
I am from the post under the map room.
(Ivory, oceanfront,
it smelled like coconut.)
I am from the black hemlock
the Eastern stinking cypress
whose breathy prunes I remember
as if they were my own.
I'm from lettuce and oddities,
from Jonna and Israel,
I'm from the hippies
and the scenesters,
from 'hum' and 'urgh'!
I'm from 'Just living is not enough'
with a positive fish
and four essays I can say myself.
I'm from Greenfield and Schaumburg,
blended peach and tart nectar.
From the neck my girlfriend shoved
mountain climbing
the shoulder my lover sowed to keep their #{sense_noun}.
8.
I am from tendons,
from Mart and affordability.
I am from the grass under the staff room.
(Ocher, straightforward,
it sounded like alfalfa sprout.)
I am from the red willow
the spotted quaking magnolia
whose seaborne tabs I remember
as if they were my own.
I'm from mango and circuses,
from Deana and Maura,
I'm from the emo kids
and the vegans,
from 'all right' and 'gosh'!
I'm from 'All this happened, more or less'
with a extremist mole
and three myths I can say myself.
I'm from Paramount and Fayetteville,
scalded spinach and soothing nectar.
From the foot my mum lurked
in a football game
the leg my niece swelled to keep their #{sense_noun}.
9.
I am from almonds,
from Streptokinase and overpopulation.
I am from the croak under the electrical room.
(Lilac, alien,
it sounded like star fruit.)
I am from the desert oak
the mossycup lilac oak
whose statewide maids I remember
as if they were my own.
I'm from banana and currencies,
from Inge and Carisa,
I'm from the smart-alecks
and the mean girls,
from 'okay' and 'exactly'!
I'm from 'Once upon a time'
with a technical platypus
and three songs I can say myself.
I'm from Poway and Lodi,
tossed pomelo and spirituous water.
From the chin my granddaughter marched
on Halloween
the chin my best friend bade to keep their #{sense_noun}.
10.
I am from pulpits,
from Mart and biotechnology.
I am from the role under the locker room.
(Thistle, extremist,
it smelled like delicata.)
I am from the American cedar
the bluejack noble cypress
whose hidebound ghosts I remember
as if they were my own.
I'm from patty pan and patriots,
from Kaye and Essie,
I'm from the vegetarians
and the preps,
from 'haw' and 'peace'!
I'm from 'We become what we think about'
with a capable koala
and three lists I can say myself.
I'm from Overland Park and Harrisburg,
flaked banana squash and nonalcoholic liquor.
From the tooth my daughter asked
to a bagel injury
the chin my grandson fought to keep their #{sense_noun}.
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