Back in the days

when I was young

oh fifty

sixty years

that have gone,

days seemed longer

time was on my side

I was allowed to grow up

as a child.

Never complained

about food on the table

or the cold winters

with ice on the inside

of the windows,

used a piece of cardboard

to block a hole in my shoes

kept the rain out

today keeps you amused,

delivered newspapers

to save for a bike

suddenly my life

came alive.

I was allowed be that child

grow in my youth

let my imagination

run wild,

now I feel sorry

for what childhood has lost

no one will ever know

the real emotional cost.

Minds filled with terror

from rolling news

must have the latest

mobile phones,

perverts that stalk

our streets

where kids

used to play,

children turned into 'adults'

without knowing love

wake up wake up

cant you see whats going on?.

This is no rant

about back in my days

its my anger at what

from our children

has been stolen

taken away,

the cyclops of evil

that disguises its name

hides behind

religious

and political disdain,

sadly it has

arrived at when it may be

what Jesus said

'no flesh would be saved.'

Sadly childhood

has been dismissed by men

fill yourselves knowledge

become rich

they exclaim,

live fast

live furious

for tomorrow

you may die

how sad that is how some think

not a eye blink,

they have lost

the greatest gift

their childhood

they have dismissed.