Not written a poem for a while…
This Life
Do you remember when we were small?
When the days never seemed to end, at all?
The times when happiness cost not a jot
And we seemed to laugh an awful lot?
Do you recall that corner shop?
Where sweets were a penny, and lolly pops?
The bikes we used to race to the park
We’d be out all day ‘til nearly dark?
Finding chalk and marking grids
Running like mad, and making skids?
Innocent fun, those days gone by
They’ll never come back, however hard we try
I pity the children born in the now
To have real fun, they’ll never know how
Heads buried in tablets, fingers poised to swipe
Not living their life, just following hype
Growing up in a world of false perfection
Not enough likes, facing rejection
Is this really the world we want to see
Or do we need to set technology free?
Stop taking selfies, live in the present
Your filter-less face is much more pleasant
Get on a bike, go for a run
You got this life, you only get one.
Ritu 2020
annettekinglock7558
Oct 03, 2021 @ 15:10:42
Reblogged this on The Drama-Free Club and commented:
Beautifully Penned!
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annettekinglock7558
Oct 03, 2021 @ 15:09:57
This poem gives me feelings of nostalgia. I remember my fun days, they were nothing compared to now. Wonderful times! Thanks for this beautiful trip down memory lane.
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Ritu
Oct 03, 2021 @ 15:15:39
Thank you for reading, and appreciating 💜
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Vignesh S Raj
Jun 24, 2021 @ 09:54:29
Wow. This is beautiful. And makes a lot of sense!
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Ritu
Jun 24, 2021 @ 12:33:53
Thank you!
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Shireen07writer
Jul 02, 2020 @ 06:57:17
Beautiful piece❤
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Ritu
Jul 02, 2020 @ 06:58:42
Thank you 🥰
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ManyaUchil
May 18, 2020 @ 15:52:07
Wow that poem was so touching. It reminded me of my childhood, which is weird because I am still living it 😂… LOL
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Ritu
May 18, 2020 @ 16:28:11
Thanks
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Anjali Sethi
May 15, 2020 @ 06:52:02
Really beautifully written.
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Ritu
May 15, 2020 @ 08:23:54
Thank you 💜
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ankushmaster
May 10, 2020 @ 13:20:41
visit and enjoy my writing
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Boyede Ayodeji
May 08, 2020 @ 22:01:18
This is really nice. Great work
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Ritu
May 08, 2020 @ 22:04:17
Thank you!
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Sarah Drury
May 08, 2020 @ 11:04:28
great nostalgia!
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Ritu
May 08, 2020 @ 11:12:40
Thank you 💜
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ILONAZBLOG
May 03, 2020 @ 17:02:03
AaAAAaa, I love it!!!
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Ritu
May 03, 2020 @ 17:22:55
Thanks 😁
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Ashee Asiwal
May 01, 2020 @ 16:48:48
Nice poem….. Coincidentally I’ve also written a poem at my blog a month ago named “childhood poem”
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Ritu
May 01, 2020 @ 16:51:28
Thanks
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Oluwaferanmi Omojola
Apr 30, 2020 @ 18:47:21
Great job. You can also check out my poems.
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Ritu
Apr 30, 2020 @ 19:30:54
Thanks!
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Offshorewriter
Apr 29, 2020 @ 19:04:26
So truly said!
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Ritu
Apr 29, 2020 @ 19:09:39
Thank you 💜
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rudra
Apr 27, 2020 @ 17:51:54
Somehow through all this progress, world has changed for the worse.
Lovely thoughts! 🤘
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Ritu
Apr 27, 2020 @ 17:55:18
There is a beauty in the simplicity of the past.
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rudra
Apr 27, 2020 @ 17:57:31
Yes there is.
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