When the years have passed,
and we have grown old.
When the times have changed,
and we have uncovered,
everything we once thought,
the future beholds.

When the songs we once
danced our hearts out to,
have been labelled monotonous.
When the outfits we once wore
and felt like supermodels in,
have been labelled as dull, tedious
and lifeless pieces of clothes.

When the social media trends,
we once enthusiastically followed,
have become sources of giggles,
for the upcoming generations.

When the singers that once sang
the kind of songs,
that touched our young hearts,
and spoke to our souls,
have sadly passed away,
or grown too old,
to light our spirits on fire,
or spread light in our hearts,
the way they used to.

When our favorite actors,
who once ruled the theaters
and set them on fire,
as the audience cheered
and applauded their performance
have finally retired,
and sat in their homes,
to let their children take over
and carry their legacy forward.

When we miss,
being teenagers who,
lived their lives,
with dreams shining
in their eyes,
and hearts full of hope,
whilst being drenched,
in the elixir of youth.

When our children have become,
capable enough,
to build a family of their own,
and another generation,
for the cycle of such memories,
to placidly proceed.

When our schoolmates have aged,
and so have the people we praised,
for their youthful appearances.
When the kids we saw,
from being babies to teenagers,
have found their life partners,
and began new phases of growth.

When the photos we clicked years ago,
on our family trips and friends night outs,
have rusted to resemble,
vintage polaroid pictures.

When the places we religiously visited,
through our childhood,
have turned abandoned
and deserted, with our memories,
still being there,
safe in a sweet little home.

When our grandparents have departed,
leaving our hearts full,
with memories of lifetime,
and hundreds of lessons,
to pass on to generations.

When our pets have gone to heaven,
and our parents have raised us,
into kind hearted humans.
When we've overcome,
all our problems,
that once made us cry,
and shiver out of fear.

When we have fulfilled,
all our goals,
and lived the life,
we once dreamed of.

When we've learned all the lessons,
that we were meant to learn,
and gained all the experiences,
we were meant to gain.

When we've met all the people,
we were destined to meet,
from friends and enemies,
to fated soulmates.

When our bodies
have gone weak,
and our knees,
have turned too fragile,
for us to swing to music,
that we once could not,
fight the urge to sway to.

When a lot has changed,
and a lot has turned vintage,
yet all those outfits, movies and songs,
that our kids see as boring and grey,
hit us in the same way,
as they used to when we were youngsters,
waiting for the sun to rise everyday.

When we're left with nothing,
but a mix of memories,
which are overwhelming and bittersweet.
An feeling of nostalgia,
to smile and sob about,
A memorable journey,
to think of till the day we breathe.

When the world has progressed,
and forgotten the previous times,
like a book with pale yellow pages,
that have crinkled and faded over time,
yet an entire generation
refuses to let go,
of all those memories,
of times that were new,
to them and everyone else,
who was born and brought up,
in those times too.
~sk


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