I AM…I AM…

Marcie GrahamMarcie Graham

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The one who prompts, The one who prompts,

““Tell them about the time when…”Tell them about the time when…”  

I am the one who has a laugh I am the one who has a laugh for every occasion,for every occasion,

I am the one who forgets I am the one who forgets birthdays,birthdays,

The one who cleans up after The one who cleans up after the dog…the dog…

……but can’t stay mad for long.but can’t stay mad for long.

I am from Houston heat and I am from Houston heat and South Dakota breeze,South Dakota breeze,

From Tennessee women who From Tennessee women who know all the trees and flowers…know all the trees and flowers…

……and shades of Porter Paints,and shades of Porter Paints,

From Kentucky men who love From Kentucky men who love animals, children, and TV.animals, children, and TV.

  I am the one who shops only I am the one who shops only the clearance racks,the clearance racks,

The one who knows all the The one who knows all the lyrics and follows almost all the lyrics and follows almost all the rules,rules,

The one who can’t read a The one who can’t read a map…map…

……But believes that wrong turns But believes that wrong turns can lead to the most exciting can lead to the most exciting

discoveries.discoveries.

I am the one who can’t wait to I am the one who can’t wait to get in the water,get in the water,

The one who makes friends The one who makes friends slowly… slowly…

……but keeps them forever,but keeps them forever,

The one who has been carried The one who has been carried off the hockey field high in the off the hockey field high in the airair

And has conquered the buses And has conquered the buses of Mexico.of Mexico.

  I am the one I am the one who prays who prays silently with silently with eyes eyes squeezed squeezed tight in tight in concentration,concentration,

The one who saved all the The one who saved all the ticket stubs from my dates with ticket stubs from my dates with Jon.Jon.

I am the one who sings our I am the one who sings our daughter to sleep…daughter to sleep…

……With the With the Gilmore Girls Gilmore Girls theme theme song.song.

I am the one who slips I am the one who slips out out quietly quietly

to to

avoid avoid

saying saying

goodbye.goodbye.

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