I fear a day
When you'll sit next to me
And my phone will vibrate
A message from you asking what's for lunch?
I fear a day
When talented beings
Educated with graduate degrees
Will work in MacDonalds
For minimum wage
I fear a day
Where I'll need to take out a mortgage
For a parking fee
Daylight robbery
I fear a day
Where kids will no longer
Play at the park
No one ever heard of jigsaws
And wooden train sets
I fear a day
When strangers would be able to see
My every post
People I don't even know
Will know all about me
I fear a day
When people will drive to the gym
To run on the treadmill
And we'll all forget
The luminous glow of the moon
I fear a day
We'll forget about stars
And handwritten cards
When we'll care more about cars
Than our counterparts
I fear a day
When the world will all speak English
And read shakespeare
Wear the same high street gear
And eat KFC
I fear a day
Where honour and dignity
Respect and modesty
Will be a thing of the past
And those who hold steadfast
To their culture and traditions
Ways of life
Will be mocked and ridiculed as backwards
I fear a day
When all my fears
Come true
And that day a part of me will die inside
I'll lose the sound of your voice
And mums special home-made recipes with secret ingredients
I'll lose the way your letters felt
Slanted and joined so rounded together
The way the cross on the t and the dot on the i's leaned to hug one another
I'll lose the rush of the wind
As I felt how it was to fly on a swing
The reassuring touch on my back as you pushed and held me back then helped me to stop
I fear a day
I will breathe but cease to exist
Lost in mere memories of a past
Where I was meant to be
Jun 21, 2014
Jun 21, 2014 at 6:03 PM UTC
I fear a day
When you'll sit next to me
And my phone will vibrate
A message from you asking what's for lunch?
I fear a day
When talented beings
Educated with graduate degrees
Will work in MacDonalds
For minimum wage
I fear a day
Where I'll need to take out a mortgage
For a parking fee
Daylight robbery
I fear a day
Where kids will no longer
Play at the park
No one ever heard of jigsaws
And wooden train sets
I fear a day
When strangers would be able to see
My every post
People I don't even know
Will know all about me
I fear a day
When people will drive to the gym
To run on the treadmill
And we'll all forget
The luminous glow of the moon
I fear a day
We'll forget about stars
And handwritten cards
When we'll care more about cars
Than our counterparts
I fear a day
When the world will all speak English
And read shakespeare
Wear the same high street gear
And eat KFC
I fear a day
Where honour and dignity
Respect and modesty
Will be a thing of the past
And those who hold steadfast
To their culture and traditions
Ways of life
Will be mocked and ridiculed as backwards
I fear a day
When all my fears
Come true
And that day a part of me will die inside
I'll lose the sound of your voice
And mums special home-made recipes with secret ingredients
I'll lose the way your letters felt
Slanted and joined so rounded together
The way the cross on the t and the dot on the i's leaned to hug one another
I'll lose the rush of the wind
As I felt how it was to fly on a swing
The reassuring touch on my back as you pushed and held me back then helped me to stop
I fear a day
I will breathe but cease to exist
Lost in mere memories of a past
Where I was meant to be
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