Wooden structure that plagues my mind
I sit and watch them tear you down
Rip up your swing set, crush your slide
It's all to much I just want to cry
You were the one my grammy took me too
My cousins And I ran around your grounds
Our laughter now haunts your gravesite
They said you were getting too old
creaking dangerously and giving kids splinters
Parents were yelling at you left and right
But I rememeber you in all your glory
You're tire swing and glimming slides
the "wave" bridge and the little cubby holes
The ones that were perfect for hide and seek games.
But now you are gone,
torn down and thrown away
Crazy colored plastic now resides
where you once stood so tall
Even though you are gone
You will never be forgotten
The joy you brought will forever be treasured
Jan 29, 2015
Jan 29, 2015 at 6:26 PM UTC
Wooden structure that plagues my mind
I sit and watch them tear you down
Rip up your swing set, crush your slide
It's all to much I just want to cry
You were the one my grammy took me too
My cousins And I ran around your grounds
Our laughter now haunts your gravesite
They said you were getting too old
creaking dangerously and giving kids splinters
Parents were yelling at you left and right
But I rememeber you in all your glory
You're tire swing and glimming slides
the "wave" bridge and the little cubby holes
The ones that were perfect for hide and seek games.
But now you are gone,
torn down and thrown away
Crazy colored plastic now resides
where you once stood so tall
Even though you are gone
You will never be forgotten
The joy you brought will forever be treasured
written for a writing promt from the poetry club I am in
Prompt was:A place from your past or childhood, one that you are fond of, is destroyed. Write it a memorial!
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