It's Over Now

Remember when we played with wooden swords

Remember when we played cops and robbers

Ship across the ocean- Ship across the sea

Wind come- Wind Blows

Everyone was intimate

No one was an opponent

Remember when we played red light- green light

Remember when we played with board games

Duck Duck Goose

Ring around a Rosie

Everyone was intimate

No one was an opponent

What happened- to light up plastic swords

Play pretend showdowns 

The loud cheering circle

The unbreakable association

The promises that everybody waited for

Wooden swords converted into Silver blades

Cops and Robbers become a reality

Ship across the ocean is no longer a game

Everyone became the enemy

No one stayed an Ally

The monopoly board becomes actuality

You move three spaces but -get forced to take three steps back

Move- but you are affixed to remain

You realize that this is the brutal truth

The loud cheering circle converts to a misconception

The cheers become jeer battle cries

Yesterday- we were still young- just children

Today- we are adults- adolescent

Remember when we played with wooden swords

Wooden swords converted into silver blades

Remember when we played cops and robbers

Cops and robbers became a reality

Everyone was intimate

The promises that everybody waited for

Everyone became the enemy

Wake up

Yesterday- we were still young- just children

Today- we are adults- adolescent

It’s over now

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