Life

I remember joy

I remember happiness

I remember love

I remember peace

I remember when flowers blossomed

And the animals came to life

When children played

And the birds chirped

When families came together

And cooked feasts for the nation

When a little girl smiled

At a handsome young boy

When marriage meant love

That lasts a lifetime

When we talked instead of text

And read instead of watch

When we lived our own lives

Instead of watch fake ones being lived

When we did what made us happy

Not what pleased the society

When we listened to nature’s plea

But continued to kill the trees

When beauty meant the inside looking out

Not the outside ignoring the in

When judgment never existed

And I lived my own life

I remember when I was a little girl

Playing on the streets without a care in the world

Blinded by happiness, joy, and love

Surrounded by kids just like me

Whose only wish was to remain happy and free