Crumbling Stones Crush Our Self Esteem
They terrify-- each wrinkle, jowl, bald spot,
potbelly, and curved spine,
as our rock and rollers age ungracefully
in web-enabled public view.
Jimi and Janis remain fierce and beautiful
but Brian looks like a bloated corpse
and Jagger struts, a shrunken cadaver,
twitched in time by amped electrodes.
potbelly, and curved spine,
as our rock and rollers age ungracefully
in web-enabled public view.
Jimi and Janis remain fierce and beautiful
but Brian looks like a bloated corpse
and Jagger struts, a shrunken cadaver,
twitched in time by amped electrodes.
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#3 for Napomo 15
Other stories by Gary Hardaway
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Ain't it da trute. Ain't it.
"a shrunken cadaver,
twitched in time by amped electrodes."
Powerful images. *
so much to think about in such a short piece. good work.
Innit. Not sure which is worse, being a Jagger Pinocchio or a washed out Orson Welles.
*
It is to weep. At least Dylan's still writing. *
Painfully accurate.*
Good imagery.
Than you all for reading and your comments.
*, Gary. Nailed it. As that time on Max Yasgur's farm slowly fades away. .
Thanks, David.