Way back when

Ah yes, I remember those days,

Back when the world wasn’t illiterate,

Back when the world had an off switch.

Yup, those days were simpler

When you wake up on a weekend

And hear the birds chirp,

And the children playing outside;

But the neon god took that away

He took away the little things,

He created a false utopia,

And now the universe is under his unbreakable spell

I prefer the the old days

Ah yes… I remember those days.

Colin Penk reciting his poem “Way back when”:

Rationale

“Way back when” is a free verse poem written by Colin Penk.  It is addressing the question of why people feel the need to conform to society and its expectations.  More specifically why people are so indulged in their technological devices and why the world is becoming more dull because of it.  Colin is saying that everyone around him is conforming to the new way of life, that is living through their digital network.  Colin Penk is trying to convey that the world was better and more interesting when it was not as technological.