Corinne Curcio Poet Lyric

That Was Then This Is Now

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That Was Then, This is Now 
Copyright Corinne Curcio February 8, 2009

I once dined in fine restaurants 
Saw all the Broadway plays 
Lavished gifts on loved ones 
Those were halcyon days 

Now I eat Mac and Cheese 
By the light of the TV 
Oh to do the things I please 
But that’s no longer my reality 

That was then 
This is now 
I’ll have to make 
The best of it somehow 

I was young - stylish 
Beguiling and thin 
Men and women flocked around 
For the mere touch of my skin 

But friends have gone away 
And strangers pass me by 
It pains me to know I’ve become 
So displeasing to the eye 

That was then 
This is now 
I’ll have to make 
The best of it somehow 

You can say I wallow in self-pity 
And while that may be so 
The big picture isn’t pretty 
And it looks as though 
It might get worse 

These cruel cards I’ve been dealt 
I no longer care to play 
Should I cut my losses and fold 
Then simply walk away?

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Daver Austin February 17, 2009 at 3:17 PM Hi, Corinne. I sincerely hope this is just a song, but just in case you suffer I'll just say things get better. I'm 80 and have been through a bit of, well you know what I mean. Things got better though. I guess I mellowed a whole helluva lot. Love, daver

Christopher Higgins February 17, 2009 at 10:29 AM This reads so beautifully..I enjoyed the looking back..fine restaurants, broadway plays...my mind is traveling through Time Square..wonderfully written. Loved it.