When we were young,
Things differed from the life we live today,
There was a better feel of communities,
As in the front or backyard we’d play.
We knew most of the families,
That lived within our street,
In and out each others houses,
Our life then was really sweet.
We’d play a game of baseball,
The girls against the boys,
In those days of our childhood,
No one really missed having toys.
No Nintendo DS, No play station,
We were a lot fitter than the kids now,
If we disagreed with one another,
All we’d mumble was ‘you stupid cow’.
On Sundays we’d attend Sunday school,
We’d be picked up in the van,
All smelling sweet of ponds cream,
With our church offering in our hand.
The life today is sure different,
Society has changed by far,
They invent these games and gadgets,
Then wonder why the kids are as they are.
If you pass them on the street,
And look at them too hard,
They ask who you think you’re looking at,
So it’s best to stay in your yard!
Image source: Birmingham Mail
Poem by : Deborah Courtney – Community Member