when we were young

When we were young

Our world was our own

We could build castles in the air

We didn't worry about fall out

We could run in the open field

Ran into the secondary forest

Searching for fighting fishes and spiders

There was no worry about snakes of colours

We could run to neighbour's yard

Stole some rambutan and mangosteen

Sometimes we could steal papayas

The neighbour would shout and pay us a visit

Our parents would scold or cane us

Sometimes we would be let go

When we promise we would not repeat it

But the young would change mind easily

We could swim in the drain

After a heavy downpour

Pretending it was a cool swimming pool

When we were young life was easy living

When we came of age

The world had changed

We had changed too

We saw we weren't free at all