Playing
in the
punk made
arcade.

NOFX and
the band
played
“Desolation Row”

and the mind
made sense
in this
promenade.

Felt relaxed
while time
ticked like
a grenade.

The girl
is a time bomb
displayed on
the page.

Rancid
walked on
confidently
while in REM.

Rested off
the venom,
rested
so easily.

Nice to
be me
in my
dreams.

Waiting
for reality
to catch
up to me.

Can’t
sleep
the day
away.

Must get
back to that
punk made
arcade.

 

Jason Wright is the editor and founder of Oddball Magazine. His column appears weekly. His third book, Train of Thought 2: Almost Home is available now at the Oddball Book Store.