No Time

 No Time, said he

No time, said she

Where is the time, said they

No one knows where the time goes, said all

No time for parents, 

No Time for children

No Time for friends

No Time for neighbors

Even no time for self

No time, No time

So what happened?

Where did the time go?

Years ago,

Our grandparents had time

Washed clothes by hand

Cooked fresh meals every day

Sewed their own clothes

And yet never said, no time

Our parents raised

Many kids, helped neighbors,

volunteered, 

Baked cookies for school,

They had

No ATMs, No Paying bills online

No smartphones

No Frozen foods or Microwaves,

Ubers or Take Outs

But they had time 

So, 

What happened?

Where did the time go?

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