Lord R. E. Taylor Poet Free verse

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Such a long time ago
So very far away
The true memories fade
Replaced by idealistic thoughts
Streets change
The ones you walked are now dead end
Dug up to make room for a new dance club
Even the street you grew up on doesn’t look the same
Buildings change names and shapes
People move away or die
Even the love of you teenage life is long gone
Your favorite food has long past gone
Smitty always made the best chili burgers
Where is he now?
His placed closed up decades ago
There no more family run food joints
They changed into national burger stands
The local personality has died
They say that you can never go back
That home will never be as you remember it
For once they are right
You can never go home again

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Lizzie Treetop July 7, 2012 at 12:42 AM Think about it Rob your grandkids will look back on their childhood and remember riding that bike that granddad bought them in the yard sale and the krispy Kreme light flashing and all the pop runs they shared and the 3 hot dogs for $1 and shake their head with sadness and say "You can never go home again!" X