Alex's Beginnings Poem Because She Doesn't Have Permission To Post With Her Own Account Yet (Hint Hint Rachel)

Beginnings--July 2001

Born into the world on a hot, sweaty summer afternoon,
born in Boston's Mass General Hospital,
\born into my mother's loving, caring arms.

I was born a month late,
snuggled deep into my mom's belly,
as she had an emergency operation
to get us out of her stomach.
There was no rush to the hospital,
only a rush to have me born.

As my mom says when I ask her,
I was a cranky baby,
always wailing and crying
like a dying animal all alone in the forest.

Mom named me Alexindra
because a lady who helped her
was named Indra,
so as a way to thanks her
Mom named me Alexindra.

I may have been a screaming baby
but, now I am a beautiful girl
with brown eyes as deep and dark
as rich soil from the ground
And soft, raspberry lips.
My reddish, blondish, brownish hair
is like thick caramel made in a factory
ans skin that is as light
as a white mocha latte from Starbucks.

I born to swim,
in the clear, aqua pool water,
to read,
as I dive into a good book,
and to love my friends
as we play, laugh, and have fun together.

Seeing the world for the first time,
I don't remember a lot
but, I do remember one thing
the time that my babysitter,
a young, fun woman,
took me to a water park for my first time
where I splashed, played, and enjoyed myself the entire day.

In my family there is four of us--
Mom, who even though she yells at me a lot,
I know that she loves me.
Chris, my twin brother, who is annoying
but, we share a special bond.
Jenni, my cute nine year old sister,
with her golden hair and bubbly personality.
I don't have many relatives,
only my aunt and my grandma
who love and care for me in an unspeakable way.

January 2013