Elizabeth Heise

Where I’m From #10By Elizabeth HeiseInspired by George Ella LyonI am from tumbleweedsFrom brewer’s yeast and goldensealI am from a little white house on Quiet Lane,peeling stucco, a deep blue sky, the heavy scent of sageI am from red chile growing wild behind Ramona’s housedon't rub your eyes or you’ll be sorryI’m from living with want and joking about the worst of itI’m from Michael and KathleenFrom no one saying sorry and doing the hard things aloneFrom “name the person you expect to clean that up” and “I’m running out the door”I’m from Sunday school at Temple Albert to a pitstop at Unity with Jesus before everythingchangedI’m from San Francisco and Albuquerquesourdough bread and green chile stuffed sopaipillas at Little Anita’s Takeout Window withchange from between the sofa cushionsFrom the Leffert Uncertainty FactorThe disappearing motherbaby pictures stuffed in a wrinkled yellow envelope and lost foreverFrom allowing the painful edges to smooth like sea glass and become something beautifulWhere to find Elizabeth:Website: https://elizabethheise.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethheise.coach/Where to find Alyson:Website: https://www.alysonshelton.comSubstack: https://whereimfrom.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byalysonshelton/