The People From the Past

We had it all and it will never come back
Sporting heroes both white and black
A different time, a different age
Different class, when you turn back the page
Lets start with the death of one man
The dancer, the catch me if you can
Muhammad Ali
I hear the kids cry “who's he”
The greatest boxer to ever step onto the canvas
We will never see the like again, alas

Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Elvis the King
Doing what they do best, doing their thing
Martina Navratilova, the queen of the lawn
How many times did she win Wimbledon
I could name so many great people from a time long gone
Be it sport, acting or music but now we have none

No characters or charisma with most modern fame
No one that stands out, that you could name
Money is the new god with robotic strategy
Diamond shaped football, that's not for me
The new names of music, garage and rap
Dub step and house, I call it crap

Diana Ross, The rolling Stones
Music that made sense and went right in your bones
What do the young have, that is close to the past
Synthesized dubbing and talking dead fast
We had it all and it will never come back
Sporting heroes both white and black
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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DiMino Avatar
June 11, 2016 at 7:25 AM
Interesting times for sure. Great writing!
Scott Avatar
June 5, 2016 at 6:43 AM
Hi Catie Thank you for your comments
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