My childhood home
Was in the suburbs
It had a big lawn
And a huge tree in the front
Our house was huge
The alley behind our house
Was an unexplored land
And the street
A vast plain
We went back a few days ago
The lawn was tiny
The tree was small
The house was only about 1500 square feet
The alley
Was just an alley
And the street
Was normal
All the houses
Seemed a lot closer than I remembered them to be
Everything
Was smaller than I thought
I guess that’s just what happens
When you grow up