Distant Memories

Remember when... Getting high meant swinging on the playground, never connected to smoke from an exhale sound The worst thing you could get from the opposite sex were cooties, now we risk STD’s when pursuing sexual opportunities Your Mom or Dad was synonymous for hero, The one you strived to be like Never thought about all the future fights Your enemies were only your teachers, never friends who would later become betrayers or now Your greatest enemy is Your inner me Race issues were who ran the fastest, not who said the most racist comments in your classes Getting tipsy meant trying to spin your fastest, Now we mean partying and Getting trashed Love and hate were just four letter words, not sayings that could change your whole world War was a card game, Now just regular aspect of life Infected with strife The only drugs you knew were chewable, never had to think about overdoses on Adderall or Ritalin Girl that wore skirts didn't have to be a **** Parties were fun times at Chuck E. Cheese, now symbols of popularity Eanie, meany, miney, moe for decision making was the only way to go, The only thing you smoked were the tires on your bike, not what came out of a cigarette or pipe The only thing that hurt were skinned knees, fix by a kiss Now broken hearts can only reminisce. Your hardest problems could be solved with rocks, papers, scissors, shoot not by hospitals or counselor visits But what I remember the most was Just wanting to grow up, now I’m just wishing some of my birthdays never showed up. I remember How life used to be simple and care free, no complexities. It's to bad all of these now seem like ancient history and have become distant memories Do you remember?