Looking Back...

I looked in the mirror

And what did I see?

But a lady with grey streaks

Staring at me!

She had crows feet

In the corners of her eyes

And big 'shopping bags'

Which was a surprise



It only seemed like

A year and a day

When my pals called around

And ask me to play

With their long skipping ropes

And hula hoop rings,

Magna Doodle, Gyroscopes

And those funny springs



I remember the discos

With bright spinning lights,

The hall full of teens,

The playground fights.

We used t' play two ball

And if we were lucky

We'd go to the shop

And buy some Slush Puppy



We'd go to the park

And play on the train

And climb the tall slide

Over and over again.

We'd play in the street

Until it got darker

We'd knock on the doors

Then turn, and we'd scarper.



We thought we were cool

In our bell bottomed troose

Our wide collared blouses

And our platform shoes

We listened to groups

Who wrote their own songs

We never heard of computers

And we never wore thongs!



Gone are the days of

A simple childhood

Where TV wasn't colour

Well, we thought it good.

Now we have mobiles,

Computers and Wiis

Our life seems so rushed

We don't take our ease



So as I stared back

I gave a big grin

As I just remembered

The times I'd lived in.

The lady grinned back

And so I could see

That lady with grey streaks

Was really me!


Written by me - 17/10/09