Tarnished Reflections
We’re rightfully concerned
It seems to be a dark dubious world
We’re bringing you into
Threatening and not so promising
How long can we shelter you from it all
You’re tiny not even able to crawl
A babe not yet in school
Fastforwarding ten years
Can’t even imagine the so called progress
As it is, it’s hard to keep up
Everyone’s on a technology conveyor belt
Though a clever trompe l’oeil
We see veneer attempts to shrink
That gap between the have’s and the have not’s
Thank God
We are only grand-parents
Maybe age, fatigue or nostalgia
Gets the better of us
We seem to have lucked out
Growing up in the hippies era
Sure it had its problems but
It certainly was amazing
Everywhere mostly peace and love
They were the golden years
Thinking back
Seems obvious that the magic element is
Youth, innocence and naiveté
AP: 1st place 2020
Submitted on March 26, 2018 for contest TARNISHED REFLECTIONS sponsored by JOHN LAWLESS
Copyright © Line Gauthier | Year Posted 2018
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