I am from the old house

With the pool in the backyard

I am from Nickelodeon

Doug Funny and Salute Your Shorts

And the Saturday morning cartoons

I am from ballpark franks

From rounding first and going for second.

I am from trips to California, Florida

Pennsylvania, and Texas

I am from the playground

Lightning, soccer, and football on the gravel

I am from the big birthday parties

And sleeping over at friends

I am from night games

Sardines and ghost in the graveyard

I am from Skate Land

Seeing friends get run over by the giant skate

I am from the movie theatre

I am from the serious games of hockey

In the driveway

I am from the Schwinn Power Matic

Riding everywhere I could

I am from the old sleepovers

That we still have today