Poem: Ontario Science Centre: The Cool Breeze of the Concrete Jungle!

- Recently, Ontario's Minister of Infrastructure, Kinga Surma, abruptly closed the Ontario Science Centre without any prior notice due to the condition of the roof. This poem reflects the impact of that closure. -

You are not just a land mark.
You are not just an architectural marvel.
You are an experience intertwined
With the lives of the  people,
You are an emotional mosaic.

You have been a mentor to us.
You have been a friend to us.
You have been a magician showing us wonders.
You have been an artist bringing us joy.

You are the cool breeze
In the heat-emitting concrete jungle.

For so many years, you have been intertwined with us.
In the memories of our childhood,
In the memories of our teenage years,
In the memories of our youth,
In the memories of our middle age,
In the memories of our old age,
You are present.
You have journeyed with us through these stages.

What separated you from us
Without any prior notice?
Was it politics? Or
A mistaken technical report?

Whatever the reason,
It is unforgivable.
We did not get to say goodbye to you.
That is unforgivable.
We did not get to kiss you a final farewell.
That is unforgivable.

We eagerly await the day
We can embrace you once again as before.
We wait with the hope
That you will rise again.

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