My town ,a town, and its people i knew and loved has gone and is no more,the close knit communities that the elders of my town thrived in have gone too,and the spirit  of my town has gone with them.   what took centuries to build,took but a few years to destroy,my town  ( now a city) is a skeleton of its former self,the major thouroughfares  were bustling with townsfolk,six days a week, (no sunday shopping) and especially on Saturdays when the market was a major focal point for the people of my town. today,alas,what have we now,oh yes,we have the main thouroughfare which  has been dubbed pshyco alley and with good reason,drunkenness,and violence is the order of the day,and the multi- national takeaways few of which get satisfactry hygene merits add more problems to the town,when the weekend revellers hit the town,fuelled with a multitude of alcaholic concoctions,and a belly full of takeaway grub,most of which gets thrown away ,to attract the rats of which there are no shortage. about fifty years ago slum clearance began in earnest and vast swathes of terraces houses were swpt away and many close knit communities went with them never more to be reborn,today alas the powers that be are once again discussing plans for the town,but i fear it wont come to fruition, my town needs more than talks,im proud to have been born in my town in 1938,  the main road in and out of my town on the western side,was a pleasure to shop in,every corner had a shop or a public house,and you could buy any commodity you wished for ,there were butchers,bakers,news agents,tailors,bike shops,tripe shops,and the list goes on,.  today any visitors entering my town in any direction must be disappointed in what they see,,the powers that be ought to held to account for the way my town has been allowed to deteriate to the condition it is today,i myself dont go to town anymore it holds nothing for me, i can only wish the next generation all the best for the future,