The Way It Used To Be

by Mike Fontanini

The tree down the road
It was here yesterday
But now it's gone
Split down the middle
By a bolt of lightning
From an angry storm

The shops downtown
The ones owned by those simple townsfolk
They were there a few years ago
But that's no longer so
They've been replaced
By the big stores and their big money

The pond across from those little shops
It was there a few years back as well
But now it's filled up
A big factory now sits there
Atop what was once that nice little pond
Where the townsfolk fed the ducks

A helping hand
You could find one anywhere in town
But that was then and this is now
People no longer help each other
The way those smalltown folk once did

The world once seemed so enormous
But now with all the technology
Faster travel and instant communication
It seems so much smaller
Everything seems commercial
In some way or another
Corporate logos now fly everywhere

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	The Way It Used To Be by Mike Fontanini
	The tree down the road It was here yesterday But now it's gone Split down the middle By a bolt of lightning From an angry storm The shops downtown The ones owned by those simple townsfolk They were there a few years ago But that's no longer so They've been replaced By the big stores and their big money The pond across from those little shops It was there a few years back as well But now it's filled up A big factory now sits there Atop what was once that nice little pond Where the townsfolk fed the ducks A helping hand You could find one anywhere in town But that was then and this is now People no longer help each other The way those smalltown folk once did The world once seemed so enormous But now with all the technology Faster travel and instant communication It seems so much smaller Everything seems commercial In some way or another Corporate logos now fly everywhere Go Back to Writing Hompage