It Was Easier Way Back Then Poem by Stanley Cooper

Methuzelah lived nine hundred years
But really
It was easier way back then

No one checked to see if he was
On steroids

He didn’t have todays stresses

He wasn’t worried about
Global warming

Or even
Political correctness

Or nuclear weapons

Or the price of gas

His mother never scolded him for
Inappropriate behavior

The N word was unheard of

He had no credit card debt

He was never mugged

It was easier back then
Living in a vacuum