My Changing World

As time goes by
I find
My world isn't what it used to be
People were bigger
Faster
Stronger
What happened?

Where was I?

On the street
I see
People smoking their smokes
Bumping to 'jams'
Fighting
Wasting valuable time

Is that our future?

I walk alone
My hands dug into my pockets
My eyes on the ground
My music whispering words of wisdom in my ears.

And then I look up
And see
My world changes all over again!

There are more people here
Fighting
Smoking
Drinking
Wasting
Loitering
Murdering

Not
Learning
Their
Lesson!

Then I look to the right, and I see
A train
It's practically empty
With more people like me on it.

When will I get to ride that train
And leave behind this pain
Of the road everyone else goes down?

When will I see
The change
For the better?

But I have no ticket
So for now
I must wait

And I stay
With my eyes averted
From the pain and suffering
In our world today.

Will I be like them on the streets?

NEVER!

I may stay here
For a long time, but at least I know

One day
I'll be boarding that train
Getting away from my pain
Ressurecting my gain

And leaving my changing world.