About Me

Where I Come From 

I come from watching Sesame Street on Douglas Ave, and Happy Days in Lincoln.                                                                 

I come from Sunday  dinner at Nana's downstairs     

full of love and eggplant Parmesan.  

Where I come from we

"paahk the caahr in Haahvid Yaahd"                                and walk to school in patent leather shoes.         

Where I come from                                              

finishing college meant you were smart -                       

I hope it's not too late. 

We moved to the big red house on Longmeadow Road and took the bus to school with girls in corduroys,          whose parent drove ancient Volvos                                 and paid their way in cash. 

Meanwhile, my mother redecorated on credit. 

I come from black and white blue collar

to bourgeois in the 'burbs   

Still, here I stand with my Lithuanian genes