I remember when I was a kid Playing outside with my friends Whether it’s raining or snowing We would play kickball, baseball, basketball There’s no end to what we did We amused ourselves with just a ball We entertained ourselves with just a piece of chalk We would make up random games at the bus stop Then after school, drop our bags and go to the park We would swing like we could reach the sun We would play outside day and night Those were the good times When we were active and free Now when I peer through my window, It’s an empty street Kids these days don’t play outside the way we use to They became lazy and inactive Who’s to blame? New technology? The media that enforced fear? Either way kids these days are not the way we use to be We were so innocent back then In today’s society, kids know everything They aren’t afraid to say anything Kids today are different from when I was a kid I wonder how kids would be like in just another decade