A Dim View Of Today
It’s the way that it’s done today.
Do they think there is no other way?
What about how it was done
yesterday, when times were fun?
That is a generation before their time.
But, that earlier generation was mine.
I feel things were better back then.
Not all the anger and need to win.
Less shootings and killing for sure.
No rioting or disruption, as it were.
Police were respected and trusted.
There was no fear of being busted.
People left their doors unlocked.
Home robberies were a crock.
People felt safe to go out at night.
Any problem could be made right.
A discussion and agreement reached.
No fear of anything being breached.
Wages earned by the sweat of your back.
You were happy for it. That’s a fact.
Your neighbor was your friend.
Not someone who did offend.
The ‘Golden Rule’ ruled the day.
Things were better in every way.
We should learn from our past.
Back then, things were built to last.
Life was better in every way.
Much better than the crap today.
Social skills today are in the toilet.
Smart phones are a way to spoil it.
No connection, except over a phone.
No wonder people feel all alone.
Oh, give me back the ‘good old days.’
Pat my back and give me praise.
Make me part of the current scene.
Nothing taken to the extreme.
———————R. W. Johnson—–(2016)