Modern Childhood

I need, glasses to figure out what's in front of me.

But with closed eyes, I can see my childhood flashing before me.

At times, I need the GPS to get back home

yet I still remember the criss-cross lanes

behind my childhood home.

The trees I climbed, the friends I teased,

the fall that broke my knee.

Dirty hands, soiled clothes, stain on my face all was allowed.

Parents were bothered, only how much marks I got and not how much time I spent, with my nose in an open book.

These memories come to me strongly, as I watch my children, play on artificial grass and wooden stands.

Hands clean and sanitized nails cut and hair properly dressed.

A tear somewhere at the corner of my eyes as I sadden, thinking of the magic my children and the child of today are missing out.

I still need glasses.

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