Changes

Yesterday

when i was young

imagination

was our greatest friend

at times

our only playmate

Pretending

filled the hours

we became super heroes

our favorite ball players

and during the Cuban missile crisis

soldiers ready to hit the air raid shelter

Things were much different then

we had no video games

no facebook

The games we played for the most part

were played out of doors

with neighborhood friends

or board games in the evening

with family

Our social interaction with others

was face to face

The memories of my youth

are truly great

the wonderful times spent

with family and friends

Today

things are different

technology has changed the way

our children grow

our imagination has been replaced

by video games developed by others

family time shortened

by time spent on-line

Yesterday

our lives were communal

Today

our lives have become global

Things have changed since my youth alright

but really, not all for the better