I am 'one of the guys' in a house of tacky wallpaper and 70's carpet I am a reader of the piles of 80's national geographic covering my floors I look out my window and have a clear view of a disintegrating trampoline and a rotting deck I constantly hear calls of "IS THE LAUNDRY DONE?!" followed by, "I'm just too sick, Perri" I am from a house constantly smelling of smoke, if you follow the scent you'll find a sick yet content man I call dad I am the over-thinker, over analyzer of the group of 5 I refer to as my best friends I am the wishful thinker who dreams of one day finding someone who respects and cares for me I am from a town where a ****** named Ray Ray walks the streets, as elders stay in their 60's inspired homes I am from a neighbourhood with churches on every corner, churches very few attend I am from a family where the old speak in British accents and lovers of Yorkshire pudding drench it with gravy I am the mother of an aging, energetic feline who rules the house I am the author of a journal I keep all my thoughts in