Come On Back Home Wit Me

Come On Back Home Wit Me

by: Monica Rochon

I am from the fish grease of
New Orleans.
From pickin sugercane out of
lonely fields
From momma tellin me to pour
water in the ketchup bottle
when it got empty
Come on back home wit me.

From Legendary Southern foods:
Crawfish to Gumbo, shrimp and Rock "n" Rolls
Memories of eating them when
I was younger
From spices and peppers,
Hot sauce is my favorite!
Come on back home wit me.

Music roots from Zydeco to Jazz and Blues
from R&B to Pop and Rap to Hip Hop and Gospel to
Soul.
I am from the broken
Creoles and French.
I am from the
deep accents
that will never
f a d e
A.....way
Come on back home wit me.

I am from the nicknames,
those only Southern
people understand;
Nuddy, Buckleup, 3 feet, Spooknic, Dee-wally, Poochie
From the words
Chiern, Shay, Jamay, and Baba
Come on back home wit me.

I am from the Biblical verses
I will never forget.
I am from the ones loved dearly:
Aunties,
Uncles,
Parene’,
Cousins,
Friends,
Momma, Daddy, Sis.
Come on back home wit me.

I am from Grammas'
great pecan candy.
From plantin’
green beans
in the soft Southern
grounds.
I am from the
S u c c e s s and F a i t h
that r u n s
through our blood
s t r e a m.
From A’s to F’s
we always seem to come
Out on the
tip
idy top.

Like my family would say.
I am another
Chiern
off the
great
Southern streets
Come on back home wit me.

**This photo was taken in spring 2006 New Iberia, Louisiana.