#punkrock
Mosh pit
at the Senior Center:
giving God the finger at 76.
Names no one heard of,
(bands long-dead
on their leather jackets)
still squatting anarchy,
arthritically smashing the State,
babbling Mao,
drooling Bakunin,
shocking the middle-class mores
as their Christian nurse
empties their bedpan
no sellout, etc.
Years
since ******** songs
were used for car commercials
on network T.V.
Sep 5, 2020
Sep 5, 2020 at 7:52 AM UTC
everyday that i wake,
i step out of bed,
and see the same thing.
every day,
i am a woman,
and everyday,
i am punk.
i am punk
not because i look it,
but because my existence
defies the world at large.
i was born with holes
in my brain,
and a dead twin,
with a doctor saying,
“she won’t live long”.
i grew up being told to
cover up.
i grew up being told to
listen and obey.
but being a woman means
i refuse to listen to
anyone but me.
no laws can govern
my body
or my thoughts.
i see a woman everyday
and i know
she is punk.
Sep 18, 2020
Sep 18, 2020 at 6:24 PM UTC
Well, the kids are all hopped up and ready to go, they're ready to go now
They got their surfboards and they're going to the discotheque A-Go-Go
But she just couldn't stay, she had to break away
Well New York City really has it all, oh yeah, oh yeah
Sheena is a Punk rocker, Sheena is a Punk rocker
Sheena is a Punk rocker now
Sheena is a Punk rocker, Sheena is a Punk rocker
Sheena is a Punk rocker now
Well she's a Punk-Punk, a Punk rocker
Punk-Punk, a Punk rocker, Punk-Punk, a Punk rocker
Punk-Punk, a Punk rocker
Well, the kids are all hopped up and ready to go, they're ready to go now
They got their surfboards and they're going to the discotheque A-Go-Go
But she just couldn't stay, she had to break away
Well, New York City really has it all, oh yeah, oh yeah
Sheena is a Punk rocker, Sheena is a Punk rocker
Sheena is a Punk rocker now
Sheena is a Punk rocker, Sheena is a Punk rocker
Sheena is a Punk rocker now
Well, she's a Punk-Punk, a Punk rocker
Punk-Punk, a Punk rocker, Punk-Punk, a Punk rocker
Punk-Punk, a Punk rocker
Sheena is a Punk rocker, Sheena is a Punk rocker, Sheena is a Punk rocker now
Sheena is a Punk rocker, Sheena is a Punk rocker, Sheena is a Punk rocker now
Sheena is a Punk rocker, Sheena is a Punk rocker, Sheena is a Punk rocker now
Sep 20, 2018
Sep 20, 2018 at 10:33 PM UTC
black infection
encrusted society
shifty figurehead
sightless humanity
labelled multitudes
open forgery
smokescreen to the social order
decomposing culture
dead camaraderie
Dec 15, 2015
Dec 15, 2015 at 7:18 AM UTC
“The side of her head is shaved,
isn’t that weird?”
Afraid to admit my attraction,
I nodded in agreement.
And in a low voice
I responded with,
“yeah, weird…”
Yet again he pointed out,
“Look at her septum piercing!
Doesn’t she look like Benny the Bull?”
I looked away. Under my breath
I said, “I think…she’s cute.”
My friend turned
with simpering eyes.
“Really? Cute?
You’re a ****** too.”
I looked up, “I’m not weird.
I just think she’s pretty,
that’s all.”
He scoffed,
“Nah man, you’re really weird.
Tattoos and piercings aren’t attractive,
they’re weird but I guess weirdos
are attracted to other weirdos.
Flustered, I looked up to him.
“So what? Punk rock is pretty.
At least I’m not a pretentious ******* like you.”
And with that, I left him there.
© Matthew Harlovic
Mar 24, 2015
Mar 24, 2015 at 8:12 PM UTC
a desolate deception of hopeless self expression
a perceptive inception of artistic retention
is this a conversation?
or a list of movie quotes?
pop cultures ascension to our first world dimension
feel the tension...
feel the pulling of the mind
as we spit rhymes about hate crimes ignored for an episode of Family Guy
is this truly the vision of the revolution of rhythm
cause it seems more like derision or apathetic decision
speaking of dismantling systems when we're all caught up in them
when will we be finished?
when we get off our ***** and take molotovs to tyranny
instead of crying in beer glasses
will that amend the cracks in foundation or just be a punchline
we take breaks in the morning noon and nighttime
and we havent been fine in a long time
with cops murdering and wars being waged
we're more concerned with grocery lines and making a good wage
lets end currency cause its holding us back
and let our abilities have the first crack
spread the wealth of the knowledge of a skill or a trade
help those who are enfeebled to make a way
and do it because its the right thing to do
not because you want a soul indebted to you
property is robbery its as simple as that
so raise your black flag and lets take freedom back
Mar 15, 2015
Mar 15, 2015 at 5:28 PM UTC