lent day 16 Back then

I was listening to the radio the other day - a show where an artist interviewed another artist of a different genre about their work and inspiration.  I was driving so wasnt paying full attention but part way through the conversation someone said '  back then we were just kids'.  And for some reason that phrase jumped out at me and set me off on a trail of thinking which ended up in a poem.

i know you had a poem yesterday so I do hope you will forgive me :)   I leave you to think your own thoughts about this.

Back then

Back then there was no black and white
No gay or straight, no left or right
No rich or poor, no strong or weak
No silver spoon or rough street speak
No beauty queen or ugly freak
Back then we were just kids

Back then was no designer gear
No them and us, no-one to fear
No smart or dumb, no fat or thin
No predestined to lose or win
No labels meaning out or in
Back then we were just kids

We were just kids but then we grew
into adults who somehow knew
that 'we' were not the same as ' them'
the owners/workers, women/men
the protestant or catholic mass
disabled, homeless, different class
it's all important now to me
Im a grown up now you see
Back then we were just kids