I wake up
and the suns in my eyes.
i lay there
as im still asleep
until its time.
Time for me to get up.
time for me to start my day.

As I wake up i have the memory.
the memory of the place were i was brought up as a child.
the memory always in my mind.
always in my heart.
the memery of this place.

the place where i learned to ride a bike
the place where i took my forst steps and said my first word.
the place where i learned to swim.
the place where i was taught in schools.
the place that i still remember and always will.

i know this place and love this place.
But i left cause it changed and wasn’t the place where i grew up.
no forests and no beaches cleaned.
the place that once was a sunny and fantastic place to meet new people.
turned out to be full of houses, shopping centers and tall building.
A place no child should be brought up in.

i know a part of me will still be there enjoying the last little bit of the place where i grew up.
the place i once knew as my home.

This poem was written/submitted by kelly neuendorf.