Now and Then

When did the clouds roll in

And block the sun?

I started loving the light -

Only when it was gone.

And now the rain

Is corroding life away.

And I've known too much

Or too little - to help it stay.

We'd chase down streams,

Through forests and dreams;

But now we're afloat

In our own misery.

Numbers represented us

In schools and fields of grass;

Now we represent numbers

In banks, homes and jobs.

We spoke not with grace

But pure emotions on a straight face;

And now our minds have learned

To betray our hearts.

We did not choose friends

On the wind we met and made trends;

And now we're afraid to meet ourselves

Reflecting on the stream that flows still.

Engrossed in the magic of tales

We kept gliding through storms and fails;

And now we give in - even in our thoughts

And think what is worth living for?

Wanting to change the world then

We were young and happy,

Failing to change even ourselves now

We are rotten and snappy.

We were poets and dancers and singers

We have forgotten what that meant,

And that's the only difference

Between now and then.