Last Good Days of Innocence
Do you remember the days
Before our government showed how inadequate it really was
Do you remember the days
When you woke up bright and early
Fed the kids and went to work
Do you remember the days
When you would meet up with your friends for a drink
Well maybe not
Do you remember the days
When Asian Americans walked the street without fear
Their race of no consequence
Do you remember the days
When you were obtuse to the tears in society's seams
Ah those blissful days
Do you remember the days
When there was no fear of using too much toilet paper
Or spaghetti sauce or eggs
Or of being forced to drink goat's milk
Do you remember the days
Before you realized how little Republicans valued your life
What the hell it's only life... get back to work
Do you remember the days
Before your family came together
Listened to each other and realized they liked each other
Do you remember the days
When Los Angeles was filled with smog
Before you could hear a bird sing in Times square
Do you remember the days
When the news actually reported the facts
No me neither
Do you remember the days
When we had a sane president who cared about an environment
That was not filled with dead coral and rising seas
Do you remember the days
Before you realized how noisy we had become
Deafening ourselves to the cries of the poor
Their stomachs growling their packed apartments crumbling
Those were the last good days of Innocence
Yesterday is gone forever
I for one am grateful
You can no longer claim ignorance
This pandemic has exposed all our weaknesses
Please I am on my knees
Begging everyone around the world
Seize this rare opportunity
Make tomorrow the world
We always dreamed for our children
One of equality empathy and love
Peace will be our reward
05/01/20
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Copyright © Heather Crismond | Year Posted 2020
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