The good old days

poem by: Jenny Linsel
Written on Jan 23, 2017

The Good Old Days

Take me back to the good old days
When we were grateful for what we had
Now people have much more than they need
And society has gone bad

Greed is the keyword and money their God
Everyone out for themselves
I remember a time when we thought we were rich
If we had food on our shelves

People have to keep up with the Joneses'
Bigger house, bigger car, better job
But trying to keep up with the Joneses’
Just makes people think they're a snob

They look down their nose at ones poorer than them
Think they're better than everyone else
Just because they've got private health care plans
And the poor have got National Health

I don't know what our ancestors would think 
If they were alive today
They'd probably think we'd all be better off
Living life like the good old days

 

Tags: rhyme,

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Ja Ja commented:
Good old times indeed. Better times with less greed. Thank you
Ja Ja commented:
Good old times indeed. Better times with less greed. Thank you

 

 

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