Flat top haircuts,
Afros, shaved heads,
Long Hair, greasy hair, goatees,
Moustaches, long sideburns,
Jewelry for the tongue and nose,
Face paint, turquoise jewelry,
Volkswagen bus vans, tie-dye shirts,
Bobbie socks, nylons, long skirts,
Bell bottom trousers, discotheques,
The Boogie-woogie, Be-bop,
The Twist, the Charleston,
Betty Grable pinup posters;
I’ve seen them all
Come and go away.
I saw tattoos come,
But how can they
Go away?