The Way Things Were

Eventually, we’ll say “that’s the way things were.” Can we hurry up and change then? If we know it’s coming, can we fast forward?

I long for the day that these and many more are true:
We used to put people in cages for flowers. No longer.
We used to put people in cages for trading sex for money. No longer.

We used to put money ahead of everything. No longer.

We used to pollute the earth. No longer.