Gone are the Days

Gone are the days when life was simple,

were the worst pain you'd feel was scraping your knee,

were friends were kind and kids were kids,

were pretty was whatever you wanted it to be,

were parents never moaned or shouted or weren't there,

were you were never scared of the world but the dark,

were love was a thing in fairytales that was pure and true,

were drinking was Capri-sun sugar rushes in the garden,

were each day was as predictable as exciting to a child learning a new,

Gone is the day.

Here are the days,

When life was something to expect.