The good old days

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We proclaim to all the past was
better
The ice was colder, the p***y was wetter

Superpowers, supersonic, surfing the web and mutated chronic
The race into space to chart the unknown
Playing god, engineering a clone

Just as our past was obsessed with our future
Now is our present obsessed with our past
Great milestones reached in leaps and bounds
But nothing is ever meant to last

If only they could see us now
Nostalgically grazing, Pulling the plough
What would they say of this generation
Frustration, shame and sharp condemnation

So how did we get here
When did we turn
We look forward no longer
For the past we now yearn

Truth be told the past was s**t
The masses stayed poor and the chosen got rich
The system was flawed, corruption was rife
God owned your soul
And the church ruled your life
You fought for your country and you died for your mates
You watched self proclaimed
leaders keep raising the stakes
Political honey was poured in your ears
And you gave them power
While they played on your fears
And deeper and darker you slip into the hole
Where powerful people exert their control
Protected by lies, threats and murder
And pious asylums where molesters harbor
Well dressed thieves lived in castles protected by law
The justice was weak and the judgement was poor

So believe it or not we have come a long way
And the worlds still spinning, at least for today

So here is my challenge to one and all
Start walking forward and start walking tall
Our future coming like it or not
Block chain, AI and the death of pop

Our past like us will fade and rot

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[ElizaB]

The nostalgia you mention is of one I think we all can relate to. As we grow older there is definitely a lot of looking back to a time when things may have seemed easier or safer.

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