Nostalgia

So many things to feel like yesterday
Having fun on a birthday
Relaxing over summer
Now work is like a stunner
The days full of stress
Until blowing on a large cartridge

Remember when movies were cool?
Before something ruined them?
Popcorn was not in oversized bags
Candy was not overindulged
And there were not too many wide loads

Pizza Hut had a sundae bar
Fox aired comic-book cartoons on weekends
MUCH MUSIC showed only music videos
While pop stars were still young
Comedies could be overboard

Remember video games being big?
Before people kept changing them?
They were fun as they could be
You played them many times over
And wanted the hero as your lover

Slime poured on you on Uh-Oh
Someone tried to dance to disco
You dressed up as a superhero
While quoting your favourite shows
Animations were admirable
Remember when monsters could amuse
As you burned through your shoes?
Chases riled you up
You pranced like a pup
While crime shows were hard to watch at night

Why are ladies always being followed?
Why are actors lied about?
How many scandals each decade come and go?

I look back on the times as a child
And wonder if any was wasted
Can I have a story as crazy as Yu-Gi-Oh!?
Can I live dangerously like Bob?
Maybe not…
I still have the future to think about