Times long past
As is my youth
Were they truly better times
Than now?
In a lot of respects yes
Cleaner air, fresher food
A slower pace of life
True those days also had downsides
No convenience stores
Or late night shopping

Now in these modern days
A world of high-speed technology
Internet used for child ****
Used to dehumanise and radicalize
A time when text talk is the norm
When youth can rarely spell
Rarely write letters with ink and pen

And yet even with my old world views
I have embraced the modern ways
For they have opened a new universe
And so with poets of the world
I can now converse
And share with them a love of words