Childhood memory: Toys

I really miss toys
the ones that you need scissors to cut open to get to
that clear, thick plastic that comes apart like an Easter egg
I miss Tamagotchis
playing games underneath the table
so the teacher couldn't see
I miss making my father walk to the shops
at 9 'o' clock at night
to buy me the little circular batteries
that made my little pet spring to life.

I miss that simple joy of childhood
£2 for a packet of plastic sculptures
that made you popular the next day
I miss bring your toy to school day
showing off my Pixel Chix car to all my friends
and playing Gogo Crazy Bones
trading, swapping, bargaining
We were the real entrepreneurs.

I miss my Nintendo DS
and Animal Crossing, Nintendogs
I miss the summer bliss of outstretched legs
and looking for the stylus that always went
missing

I miss having a Christmas tree
that overflowed with presents
because back then what I wanted came
in a cardboard box and with an Argos reservation

Now I buy overpriced make-up
and my gifts are in envelopes
the Christmas tree is empty
I've sold all my toys
even my brother's outgrown them now.