60's

together for peace
high masses
sway to the music

thoughts of prison dismissed
burn the draft card
in protest

ashes of a draft card
two hours
to the canadian border

homecoming week
retro day
everyone’s a hippie…

watching in black & white
Neil Armstrong
one small step. . .

prints and patterns
colors and stripes
…great suits

JFK was assassinated
I was buying
a mini-skirt

a new messiah
has come
Beatle mania

hanging on a moment
silence
one small step

beginning to show
her family says
she lives with her aunt

drawn beauty mark
above her lips
Marilyn Monroe

innocent flirt
i twirl
in my poodle skirt

70's

mimicking John Travolta
the boy discos
in the mirror

jim morrison
lit my fire

a mother faints
a sex pistol recordd
falls next to her

nevermind the bullocks...
he finally fits
in a crowd

"god save the queen"
screams from the radio
the girl with a mohawk

the disco ball
illuminates the dance floor
she skates to the music

KISS
their baby is corrupted
by devil music

Gene Simmons
the antichrist
in my mother's eyes

he made millions
with his idea of a
pet rock!!

flower child with
platform shoes and
bell-bottom pants…peace

high tech walkman
listening to the
Beatles

North Vietnam vs.
South Vietnam
so many deaths

on my way
to prom
green polyester suit

waiting for hours
to pump gas
gas wars

polyester jumpsuits
…and my parents
say I have bad taste

did you go to Woodstock? I was ten

my bell bottoms
cutting circulation
while I walk

tie-dye t-shirt
and flowers
in her hair

love beads
the hippie gives away
his purple heart

80’s

spandex and scrunched socks
and my side pony tail
I’m so cool

lots of hairspray
and curled bangs
valley girl

purple rain...
his soundtrack
while cruising for chicks

tight pants
long hair
glam rock bands

10,000 trojans
Poison on tour

hot for teacher
every boy's fantasy

likeavirginyoureyesofthetiger

madonnahacdcultureclubillyidol

end of the cold war...
hasselhoff dances
on the berlin wall

leg warmers and
thong onzies with colored
leggings and sweatbands…aerobics

frying brain cells
with a smile
Pac Man

so much good music
listening
to my cassette tapes

bad music
lucky enough to be born
in 1985

explosion in the sky
falling debris
challenger

rainbow bright,
the care bears and I
saturday morning
companions

watching you
sport
your sexy mullet

turtles in a half shell
He-man & She-ra
Robots in Disguise

remembering the day
our president fell
clouds fill the sky

space shuttle      teacher
   the
       clouds     
            split into
                 why

At night
I wear my Zubas
To bed

90’s

Mom babysits
all 3 tamagotchi pets
while we’re at school

starbucks first time
coffee
for $4.50

torn pants
and unwashed hair
voice of the grunge scene

junior high notebooks...
i was
mrs. zach morris

I want to be
Kelly Kapowski

Dr. Martens
From grunge
To mainstream

doesn’t fit
didn’t do it
O.J. logic

mini vans
and car pools
kids grow up too fast

Rollerskating
in the basement
Salt N Pepper
on the radio

america enters
into war
desert storm

i don’t remember
much from the 90s
TV sitcoms

hot pink pumps
crimp the hair with big bow
perfect for dancing tonight

the neon bracelet
snaps a bleeding line
childhood memories

Bang 2pac
BANG Biggie
Hip Hop is dead