I wanna get some Studio
styling gel and sculpt my bangs
into a ski slope from 1988
while Van Halen, U2, REM, and The Cult throb through my Panasonic
with a turntable on top
dual cassette decks, equalizer, remote
control and Technics CD player
(separate remote)
Dab Obsession on
my neck
Drink Boone’s Farm
in an apartment
complex hot tub,
tap a keg
in a field, go home
in time for curfew
and sneak back out
through the front door,
back into your arms,
breathe your Drakkar Noir
and vanish into the night.
About the Creator
Harper Lewis
I'm a subversive weirdo nerd witch who loves rocks. Intrusive rhyme bothers me. Some of my fiction may have provoked divorce proceedings in another state.😈
My words are mine. Suggest ai use and get eviscerated.
MA English literature, CofC
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Comments (3)
Great 80's imagery of teenage years
If it makes you feel better those artists are still all in my rotation!
Pretty pic and lovely bit of timeless nostalgia!