Week 7 - List Poetry

For My Hometown

To the little blue house in the center of the cul-de-sac
To the big brick house right in front of the pond
To the harsh winters and the mild summers
To the dirty lakes and the clean ones as well
To the massive hills that you barely notice until you're biking up one
To the occasional tiny corn field
To the big and knotted oak trees

To the little house behind the Dole, where I learned how to paint
To the elementary school by Gabi's house, where I made my first friends
To the middle school next to the church, and the blacktop I spent my recess
To the high school across the street from that awful sewage plant that reeked on hot days
To the theatre inside where I would spend hours upon hours inside
To Downtown Crystal Lake, where I spent most of my summers
To the Starbucks in the square, where I spent most of my money

To Kara's ratty, broken down Jeep that she drove me around in for 2 years
To Brandon's basement, where I had my first kiss
To Gabi's basement, where I told Gabi all about my first kiss
To Wood's Creek Park, where I brought Robert on our first date
To the Jersey Mike's on Algonquin where Jon and I would always go for lunch
To the Chik-Fil-A on 14 that everyone thought they could go for lunch, but never had enough time
To all my friends, my family, my firsts, and my favorites

To my hometown