48 years

Reconstruction or construction is ruining everything that I have known. Every green patch that I used to know displays another condo. I passed by yellow trucks tearing down my childhood daycare. I wanted to send my children there. Renovations on one lot cover what I once used for long jump. And my hefty beloved and dreaded card store is gonna shut down and be divided into two narrow everything for $500 and up stores. I can't believe that they shortened us to this Sunday. I wish people could petition against us closing. I always believed that construction in a memorable spot meant that nothing will be the same and people would disappear. It is sad.