I REMEMBER AMERICA WHEN
I remember America when
doors were never kept locked and
guns were never kept cocked.
I remember America when
everyone waved and said hi,
when people thought it
was wrong to steal and lie.
I remember America when in
school we pledge allegiance
to this big cloth our grandparents
cherished so dear
I remember America when
kids went to school without
fear, parents not worrying if
a predator was near.
I remember America when
kids got pop only on Friday
night and loved to watch TV
in black and white.
I remember America when
on every porch flew this big cloth
that was red, white and blue,
I remember America when
at games everyone would stand
and wave that same Stars and
Stripes cloth on a little stick
and dad would call me his sidekick
I remember America when
mom would holler time to eat
and we'd all sit at a big round
table kick each others feet and
pray before we eat
I remember America when
kids loved to go outside to
play and colored pictures
with grandma on a rainy day.
I remember America when
teens showed respect and
never answered their parents
with "what the heck"
I remember America when
kids went to Sunday school then
to grandma's house for apple pie.
I remember America when
grandpa drove his 57 Chevy wearing
his red, white and blue tie.
I remember America when
stamped on everything was the
words that would so proudly say:
I REMEMBER AMERICA WHEN
it was that way or was it all
just a dream I had one day?
Poem Copyright 2016 OJM Loveland, Ohio
FREEDOM IS MAGICAL:
YOU ONLY SEE IT AFTER IT'S GONE.