Good Old Days

When I look at the kids nowadays

 I long for my good old days

 Waiting for days to watch a movie on television 

No more waiting now- just click and watch

Waiting for vacations to visit my grandparents' house 

Now searching for destinations on Google and planning a vacation

 Not worrying and drinking water from anywhere 

Now searching for a shop to buy bottled water 

Walking and playing with friends for miles

 Now booking a cab even for short distances 

Climbing stairs and feeling happy

 Now waiting for the elevator

 Spending hours in the library with books

 Not caring about how someone looks

 Eagerly waiting to listen to my grandparents' stories

 Now always anxious with many worries

Spending quality family time enjoying and laughing 

Now sitting in the same room like strangers 

Eating and savoring home-cooked food

 Now ordering and eating without enjoyment 

I remember spending long hours in the park 

Now the parks are empty

We enjoyed sharing things with siblings and friends 

Now everything has become a status symbol

 Where have those golden days gone?