The way things used to be

THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE

As the world turns, the moral values change
the “scarlet letter” of yesterday, is norm today.
Scandals of the past don’t seem any strange
loud expressions are routine, no subtle way!

In the name of freedom, everything is allowed
Money is the mover, master of a selfish act
War over power vanishes charity in cloud
The life's politics turns into a scandalous pact!

Good or bad, the meaning of words different
with huge gray area between those senses.
It's a disposable world now, with evasive flirt,
Called as practical way of life with no fences!

On the memory-lane, a sentimental trip
to the way things used be keeps a grip.

Written on 3/12/08