I Remember

I remember when things were simple

When everything was either black or white

And it didn’t matter what shoes you wore as long as they lit up

And everyday, you’d wake up, eat, play, cry, laugh

And then go to bed

 

Everyone was friends

We’d get our left and rights mixed up

Some of us could count as high as ten

Some of us liked cheerios

Some of us liked teddy grahams

I remember when that defined you

 

I remember when your spot in line was very important

When how cool you were was directly correlated with your speed

At recess when boys were for breakfast

And when you’d slow down so the girls could catch you

And life was good

Up and down

But good

 

And then things changed

Years passed and people started to get little red spots on their faces

Or big red spots

Not everyone was friends

Not everyone got along

We knew our left and rights

And how to count until forever

No one ate cheerios anymore

 

All your friends that wore pink with long hair started acting funny

They only hung out with each other

And it wasn’t “playing” anymore

It was “chillin”

 

Now everyone was tall

And those long haired friends started to grow lumps above their stomachs

And if they didn’t they’d use tissues

To make it look like they did

Because now it wasn’t your speed that made you cool

It was more complicated than that

I remember that.