Now 2022- and Then
The state of now times sheds a dimmer light
on what is deemed considered wrong or right.
The present days provide much less insight
to know a right from self-assigned delight,
or what is best to now support or fight.
The world has morphed into a different one
on what is now considered should be done.
How simple were the times that I came from-
when varied views could blend in the long run-
and everyone marched to a standard drum.
Old fashioned values seemed to disappear,
replaced by modern ones that seem less clear.
What was taboo, is now approved, with cheer;
what was approved, dismissed- an old frontier.
Past times supplied more logic to adhere
to standards made, not knowing they would be
replaced by modern ones we'd not foresee-
that shaped our lives to those- now much less free.
How simple were the days that molded me;
wish a return- to then reality.
May 30, 2022
Contest: If Only My Wish Could Come True
Sponsor: Anoucheka Gangabissoon
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'You walk out into the streets or you merely open
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invaded the world, being so scary that if you could
wish upon a candle, what would it be about- to
make our world a fairer one for us all.'
Revision of a former poem posted
November 5, 2017
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2022
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