Mike Hauser Poet Rhyme

That Was Then This Is Now

We used to play Cowboys
We used to play Indians
We used to play Pirates
Sailing swift the Caribbean

Now we play worn out Doctors
Accountants counting others millions
Now we play overworked Business Men
Stuck behind cubicles locked inside buildings

We used to climb mountains 
Explore backyard jungles
Always at the ready to take
The adventure set before us

Now we set the alarm
Every morning to wake us
Not ready for the adventure 
Or where it will take us

We used to fly high like birds
Not knowing our limits
Along the way take what others would say 
Knowing they really meant it

Now all we do is drive
Each other insane
Putting up with lie after lie
Day after day

We used to be kids
We used to have fun
Something we seem to have left behind
The day we grew up

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart December 19, 2017 at 8:19 AM This, this is why I was a bike courier for twenty years. I still haven't grown up to get a real job :) Love it Mike

Kim Rodrigues December 19, 2017 at 8:02 AM Saved as fave, Mike! So true, this write!

Cheryl Hoffman December 19, 2017 at 7:32 AM Very true and well written Mike; those were the good old days!~Che :)