Music (As A Dad) Poem by Jason Jackson

The Smiths said a light would never go out, but it did & they lied,
I heard your favourite song on the radio & ended up crying,
I used to believe in the power of the 1980’s band,
I’m getting too old for common sense to land

Popular music is now foreign to me,
It’s not what I like to listen to,
I’m sorry if I can’t express myself more eloquently,
I’d rather listen to the sound of the sea.

Take my ears & block them completely,
I’m guilty of not sticking to my own strict loyalty,
I was spoilt in my childhood, with classics galore,
After rebelling for a while, I’ve returned once more

I have children now & I expect that they,
Will make up their own record collections one day,
They won’t have to tape the BBC Top 40
They’ll use the latest electronic tools, .. their forte.