Punk
Rock—A Love Song
by
George Fish
raw
a raging torrent angry defiant dissonant
a
highfalutin word—cacophonous a rampaging storm
of
music in three-chord rock format basic, crude,
beastly
an out-of-control wildfire showing society
as
nothing but a dumpster fire! angry and dispossessed
myself,
no wonder I love it!
moved
as I am by punk bands I’ve heard and seen live
Sex
Pistols, raging protest, defiance of a corrupt society
they
sing, “God save the Queen, the fascist regime,
we
have no future” and they are right in this, the gig
economy
with no secure jobs, only debt and despair
Joan
Jett delicious birthday retort to a shitty boyfriend,
give
a damn about my bad reputation” Ramones, of course
magnificent
variety over the course of years Detroit-to-Indy
Ricky
Rat Pack surprising harmony and lyricism also Indy,
Hispanic
punkers Fastidio raised clenched fist and punk lyrics
in
Spanish Fastidio lead guitarist with his high-pitched solo notes
so
much like Carlos Santana playing punk!
Roots
back in British Invasion days, roots of punk in mid-1960s
Who
and Kinks old but new always fresh I never get punked out!
society
and its discontents deconstructed, exposed, by punk as
Sex
Pistols’ Johnny Rotten sings, “We’re your future, your
future!”
whether
you like it or not, status quo for we are your future
confronting
your future with our future—by an extended
middle
finger!
About
the poet:
George Fish is a writer and poet living in Indianapolis. He also does
Lenny Bruce/George Carlin-inspired stand-up comedy.