Decades have passed as time flies by <br />So much water under the bridge <br />Gone from ice boxes to the fridge <br />Now we have acid rain from the sky <br /> <br />Gone are the days of horse drawn carts <br />Past is the time of black and white television <br />There's no longer time for wavering indecision <br />Or reminiscing about your broken hearts <br /> <br />Gone are the days of radios with transistors <br />Busy with the day's mundane tasks <br />So is this progress, my inner voice asks <br />So much for the work that causes any blisters <br /> <br />Gone are the days of drinking milk from a bottle <br />Riding on Dad's lap, learning to drive <br />Now it's against the law, you may not survive? <br />Keep your hands to yourself and off the throttle <br /> <br />Gone are the days of playing hide and seek <br />Now children play with little iPods <br />Could this be healthy, what are the odds? <br />I'm even afraid to swim in the creek <br /> <br />I still yearn for simpler days <br />Of course now we have so much more <br />Than we ever had before <br />Life has become an endless maze<br /><br />J.B. LeBuert<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/those-days-are-gone/
