Remember going cruisin'
up the avenue and down?
Remember 'hanging out'
in your part of town?
Remember long hair on guys,
feathered back on girls,
or tightly done perms
with springy curls?
Remember those headbands
with the disco-like style?
All the girls wore em,
I had a whole pile!
Remember the music
we listened to?
Like Journey, Supertramp
and STYX, to name a few.
Remember the clothes
that we all wore?
Spandex and denim pants,
black tees from the record store.
Remember the shoes,
that we wore on our feet?
Converse sneakers, Capizios
and clogs that clicked on the street.
Remember the tacky
eyeshadows that were used?
Bright colors that shone
all glittery hued.
Remember all the cars
that everyone raved?
Those Trans Ams, Camaros
and Corvettes we all craved.
Remember the TV shows
that we all religiously viewed?
To The Dukes Of Hazzard, CHiPs,
M*A*S*H and Dallas, we were glued.
Remember those catchy
words we all said?
Like, 'Dude' and 'Cool'
and 'jock' and 'sped?'
Remember those crazy 80's
the same way that I do?
Remember how everything now old,
was then so popular and new?
oh my dear cathy you are making me so long for my old nikes and my leg warmers not to mention my MTV loved this poem I will surely save it to share with friends off line you catpured our era so beautifully way to go poetess...
sincerely your new fan and friend melissa