August 10, 2018

when I was a kid

we had no computer

we had no pool

we had  nothing

but the Lone Ranger

in serials on TV

me and my brother

we played what we saw

“Cowboys and Indians”

“Hero and Villain”

with no more thought

than to have fun

laughing the afternoon away

today there are computers

movies, news and wars

‘entertainments’

of every description

and  I’m worried

if still is played what is seen

and if the goal remains

an afternoon’s laughter