Yesterday and today.

Mikel Brazinskienė poetry

Yesterday
All you had to do was
Step outside and sniff the air
And live.
Today
All you have to do is
Beborngrowgotoschoollearnplaygrowupsomemore-
getajobhelparoundthehousegetadriverslicensegoto-
highschooldrivegetajobpaytaxespayrentpaybills-
paypaypaypayraisechildrensendthemtoschoolbebusy
And find little
Time to live.

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