/the distance from
one monkey bar to the
other, became shorter
and shorter, the
sides of the slides started
to press on my thighs
in a way unknown to me.

// This was brilliant. I loved how you used monkey bars and slides to show you have grown.

/...and it hurt
like losing your home
to a war, you had nothing
to do with.
// these lines are so touching. I loved analogy here, of people who are victimized without any fault of their own

/wondering,
If I'll ever be small enough
to enjoy it again.
// the longing in these lines is heart breaking. You have so beautifully expressed it.

Yaki, I felt touched in a way unknown to me when reading this, I felt I could see myself in your shoes, I could see myself standing in "memory park", looking back on what was, seeing that I had grown instead of the park outgrowing me...
how times change and people change in many ways

You expressed yourself here in a very poetic way, metaphors oozed here and that really brought great imagery forward

lovely Yaki,
Sad, but brilliant :)

This was amazing. We are growing every day, not necessarily physical but mentally. And sometimes the more we learn the more it hurts to find the truths about this world. And so that can make us want to be kids again because everything is pretty and fun and no worries. I love this piece and the metaphors that you used.

I loved the metaphor of "memory park"- it was so innocent and touching. But we grow as others have said here, and life moves on, even though the truth of things may hurt our heart or leave scars.....emotional and wonderfully expressed as always Yaki!

Love how you put me right in your shoes, it really makes it more real for me to read!