Riding round on my pushbike,
Doing whatever the hell I liked,
Not getting in till dark,
I was safe playing football in the park,
Running round for hours, never stopped,
Getting penny sweets from the corner shop,
Swapping Pokémon cards and smoking fake cigarettes,
A time I’ll never forget,

Hearing Granddads stories of his youth,
Giving me advice, scars as proof,
Watching Dick & Dom shouting bogies during a play,
They don’t make them like that nowadays,
People could leave their doors open
Left home alone at the age of ten,
Swapping Pokémon cards and smoking fake cigarettes,
A time I’ll never forget,

Sporty Spice was my first crush,
And blue smarties gave me a sugar rush,
Eating turkey twizzlers and pizza at school,
Before that chef decided to ban them all,
Trips to Butlins with my Nan,
Having conversations about Crazy Frog and Action Man,
Swapping Pokémon cards and smoking fake cigarettes,
A time I’ll never forget,

Now as I grow out of my youth,
And I start realising the truth,
Paying rent with money I don’t have,
And always feeling the tax man’s wrath,
My childhood now seems to be a bit of blur,
But it’s a time I’ll try to remember,
Swapping Pokémon cards and smoking fake cigarettes,
A time I’ll never forget…..


Wrote on 20/08/2018 (NOT Proofread)