70’s/80’s Soho/East Village Walls
Downtown so dim back then
that any pigment shone starry–
but they gave more than just
a break in grim brick – SAMO’s
crown koans, Haring’s sweet-crawling
babes–
both dead before
middle-aged, like so many
in that drawing/drawn 80’s
NYC; graffiti art leaves me now
disheartened, pains brain bit
at forehead’s wall.
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55 late words for the G-Man. The above is my trying-not-to-be-too-much-like-Keith-Haring-picture.
Still thinking about graffiti after the dVerse Poets prompt. Graffiti art a bit sad for me, living in NYC in and out of 70’s/80;s–the age of SAMO (Jean-Michel Basquiat) and Keith Haring, both of whom made themselves known on the streets before becoming famous in the art world. Jean-Michel died of a heroin overdose at age 27; Keith Haring of AIDS-related complications at 31.
One strange announcement in passing – this is my 1500th post on this blog. A very great thanks to all of you who have read and commented. Your support (and virtual friendship) has meant a very great deal to me.
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