Childhood Memories

Growing up doesn't mean you have to forget your past. To me my childhood was one of the best parts of my life.

When i was a kid..

Life was simpler 

  phones could only make calls

computers were for paint and pinball

youtube was just starting out

When I was a kid..

   Technology wasn't the most important thing

   kids had imagination and made even the most boring things an adventure

      it was more fun to play outside and explore the world(even if it was only your backyard)

When I was a kid..

 The bond between siblings was unbreakable

    Max, Josh, and I did everything together

      We had lego building competitions, made mini golf courses in the house

         We played play station in the basement, and watch movies all night

   

When I was a kid..

  TV shows were the best

   Your life would be ruined by missing saturday morning cartoons

The shows taught you life lessons that you wouldn't forget

When i was a kid..

 Life was an adventure

     The scariest thing to hear was I'm telling

            A day at the park could become anything you want it to be 

When I was a kid..

 my childhood was the best

        but I just wanted to grow up

       wanting freedom to enjoy my life

     I was a kid..

      Remembering my past

But now i miss my childhood

   wanting the good times back

I was a kid..

 I was a 90's Kid

Author's Note

Max and Josh are my 2 older brothers and the picture for this poem is the 3 of us when we were little.
Also sorry for any errors this was my first poem

Reviews

[Frieda P]

Amazing how things have changed in such a short expanse of time, imagine two decades from now, I can't even imagine...love the sweet reminiscing with your brothers, this brought back a lot of memories. Well done, especially in light of the fact that this is your first poem.

[Gabby Gellerman]

thank you soo much and yeah i love my brothers more than anything but I never see them anymore

[Frieda P]

That happens when kids get older and have their own lives, my one brother lives in SF and the other is always away on business, I get it, and you're very welcome.

[Gabby Gellerman]

yeah Max is 5 years older than me so he's 23 and lives in chicago Josh is 2 years older than me so he's 20 and lives in Iowa city and I'm 18 living in the Quad Cities

[Mikayla_Stagg]

I really love this. Keep writing.

[Beccy]

I remember still the stories my grandma would relate to my sister and I about her youth; the innocence that permeated her life and her brother's and sisters and friends. This world is in a constant state off flux, things change constantly, decades pass so swiftly,but the constancy of memory remains always. I'm a late seventies/eighties kid, not so far apart from you and my sister and I often recall those blissful days of childhood.

Beccy.

[Angad Waraich]

This is great for a first poem!
I loved the opening stanza.
Nostalgic.

Thank you for sharing.
-Angad

[Ranger Kessel]

brings back memories. thanks for sharing. nicely written

[Coyote Poetry]

Good to hold onto memories. They become better with distance and time. I enjoyed the flow of thoughts and the reasons for the poem. I agree with your logic. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Ian Gilmour]

As a fellow 90's kid, this is haunting accurate. Well done. You brought memories to life and, not only that, you brought them to life for somebody you've never met. That to me is incredible. I miss Johnny Bravo!

[Gabby Gellerman]

dude yes my brothers and I loved rocket power

[Ian Gilmour]

Rocket Power? meh....

[Gabby Gellerman]

how is that possible rocket power was one of the best shows ever.. what did you watch

[Ian Gilmour]

DBZ, Johnny Bravo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Kenan n Kel, X-men cartoon series, Spiderman and Batman cartoon series', Rocket Power...kinda slid down the list.

[A. Amos]

If this is your first poem...you my friend are gonna go long way!

[Gabby Gellerman]

thank you zoo much i really appreciate it and yeah it is my first poem I've only been writing for almost 2 years as of next month this review made me smile

[A. Amos]

You're most welcome

[Gabby Gellerman]

sorry i can not spell either that or auto correct is screwing me over, i just posted a new short story

[TheLostMind]

"When I was a kid..
my childhood was the best
but I just wanted to grow up
wanting freedom to enjoy my life"
We all wanted freedom.Yes. But never knew what we were giving up for it. This poem made me remember my childhood. A good write.

PS : Please correct the formatting of the poem.

[Pryde Foltz]

When i was a kid..
Life was an adventure
The scariest thing to hear was I'm telling
A day at the park could become anything you want it to be

Good show, Gabby. I grew up in the 70's and 80's but so much of this rang true for me too:)

[Gabby Gellerman]

Thanks it was my first poem attempt

[The Nude Writer]

Such an awesome story :) thanks for sharing

[Gabby Gellerman]

thanks hope you can give my other stories a read at some point :)