The Me Decade

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Sex, drugs and rock and roll
chips, dips and leather whips
the generation of being all about "me"
growing up in the 1970's...

Cannabis dreams and swims to the moon
Erica my lover from Germantown, PA
love upon the river wonderland starlit sand
opiated hashish carpet rides to far away lands..

Rock concerts decibel levels Who and Rolling Stones
age of excess to the American extreme
mom it's my birthday do you understand my need
I can't use this gift card to go buy some weed...

Erica and those summer nights would call
Bruce Springsteen taking us to Jungleland
my posse and I never stationary or without fun
we realized then we were Born to Run...

Soon the 80's came and I grew up
Erica was gone my sweet loving cup
I chose the military and college instead
of being like some six feet under and dead...

I'm still here for a purpose I know
my late teen years was the real "That '70s Show"
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Posted: Feb 2014
About this poem:
I know this is a different type of write from me..I've had this contemporary type semi-autobiographical idea for this poem for some time..Inspired by Tom Wolfe's 1976 term of the 1970's being the "me decade." In order for Americans to relate to each other was to have a so called national therapy group..It seemed like everyone had a guru, priest, spiritual adviser or prophet...

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Nuwahri61
Hi Spartacus........Nice write ......i can so relate to this .....Thanks ...Regards Nugrin
mimzy333
lol seems like every other generation is a me generation. loved this
theCrane
Perfectly understood Ken.. and well presented. If we all could only go back in time.. blues
Redex
How did you get that picture of me, those hippies now older but we do not change.peace scold no I never took the weed just the make love not warlaugh
Loved this poem very much.teddybear
Spartacus2012
Hi Nu, thank you for the delightful visit!

Kenthanks
Spartacus2012
Hey Robert..Those were some wild times in the restless '70s..Thanks buddy!

Kentyping
Spartacus2012
Thank you Cameal for stopping by!

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Spartacus2012
Thanks as always Crane..

Kenthanks
Spartacus2012
Thank you Redex for the visit!

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Mizzy4
Super write Ken, great to survive
and tell the tale.
I often wonder how did the Stones
get through it ?
peace Mick.
Spartacus2012
Thank you Mick for the compliment..

Kenthanks
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