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For those who still have their head in the sand.

Remember When

Remember when

Remember when...you were an innocent child
when everyone was good and you could trust every smile?

Remember when... children played outside alone
evil was not lurking on the green grass of home?

Remember when...children walked by themselves to school
parents were not neglectful, or breaking any rule?

Remember when...schools major problem was students chewing gum
not bullets flying randomly from an unhappy students gun?

Remember when...AID was what you gave to someone else in need
and there were no hungry homeless people living on the street?

Remember when...terrorism was just another ordinary word
and did not touch you personally and was rarely ever heard?

Remember when... you were told that these were signs of the last days
do you believe it, or still think that nothing's really changed?

John Derek Hamilton
April 03,2016
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016


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Date: 4/3/2016 8:58:00 PM
Hey John, I absolutely loved this poem because it says it all about today's society! After reading some of your poems I can definitely relate! Keep the good poems coming and keep the faith…:) Che
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John Hamilton
Date: 4/6/2016 7:39:00 PM
Thanks Cheryl for visit and comment
Date: 4/3/2016 12:17:00 PM
John, an awakening about how life should be and remember when should be today's actions, thanks for sharing :)-luloo
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John Hamilton
Date: 6/24/2016 1:39:00 PM
Sorry Laura missed this one, thanks for the visit and comment
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