Forgotten memories in every room,

Now sidewalk trash under a rising moon.

The imagination needs a place to play,

Until life gets real and there is rent to pay.

The cost of growing up is dire indeed,

As we all abandoned our childish needs.

We live to work and stay afloat,

Burying our dream as we dig our moat.

Goodbye to innocence and life without hassles,

Goodbye to you, goodbye my castle. 

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P.S.: Hell’s Kitchen one-bedroom apartments available for $3800/month with one-month security deposit, one-month realtor fee, and one month of rent in advance. Call Barbie at 917-555-1234.

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