Amps Poems

Last Days in the Empire

...Spoken Word: “Last Days in the Empire”
By Alejandro Diego Z. MA Psych

Is America the Next Babylon? 


They built this dream on a haunted field,
Blood in the bricks, but the scars don’t heal.
...

The Last of Them

...(spotlight hits center stage. A figure approaches, casual, confident. He grabs the mic, James Brown’s defiant anthem “Say It Loud- I’m Black and I’m Proud” 
fades into the background.) The crowd goe...

The Golden Age of Sound 1955 to 1975

...The jukebox glowed, the records spun..
A brand-new age had just begun.
From ‘55 to ‘75,
Music soared, it came alive.

The blues and jazz still held their ground..
But rock and roll had found it...

Dig What I Say

...Say, dig what I say
Talkin’ bout a new jazz vibe/
Man, move over/
the Jazz Cookers are hittin’ their stride in the groove to stay alive/
Eddie Henderson/
Cecil McBee/
George Cables,Billy Hart
...

The Tribute

...
To the legendary teacher I pay tribute
For imparting live voices to the mute
You paid gratitude
To the multitude
On the mountain top you stood
And all the heads understood
You never said ‘Nev...

Ashen Aqualung

...Daddy's specter plectrums mercilessly
Fraying my nerves raw
with oxidized guitar strings.
my thoughts relentlessly hemorrhage
onto clay vinyl grooves
s p i n n i n g
endless nights
of
suffoca...

Rambunctious

...Rambunctious,
lemon hot drum drop;

Sauntering in stage left
a playful approach;
Citrus flavors from Orange amps 
cleanse the venue;
Sick is about to take over stable,
the injection awaits be...

the 3rd floor

...This was last Saturday night. We were at a rooftop party in downtown New Haven thrown by ‘DocHouse.’ Doc-House is kind of a frat-house, owned by Dr. Melon, where he and seven doctoral students live. ...

Starry Little Champs

...
 They illuminate the muse giving it that zeal
 Their gleams have a magical feel
 Enchanting us with glowing appeal

 They are loved by all across the board
 Lighting up the imagination, wonder...

In the Sixties

...
  
  In the sixties I went to university
    where I experienced much diversity

  For example, among fraternities
    mine went from ‘Kegs-a-Tappin’
    to ‘Pills-a-Poppin’ 
     ~ LSD, we ...

Frequency of Heartache

...You are the current, mighty in mega amps,
Slithering with electric fervor, and
Surging through every inch of my being.
My heart you've charged, sweet tera volts.
Why should I resist this cuddly f...

Hes Got the Place Rockn

...He’s got the place rock’n
He is a rock and roll king
Our boots began knock’n
Our posteriors began to swing

Where did you get this performer?
He came from Steve Tyler’s house, said Wormer
The ...

Time Tunnel

...We set the dials
The men in white
To send our agent 
To the light

Switches click
Red glowing lamps
And needles swing
To show the amps

The clock it winds
As time descends
From present da...

Jezebel's Vegetables

...
       Parchment reach reap, continual column
       Turns over huge too ripe drooping vegetables
       Dirt encrusted, grit bitter varietal problem 
       Sown hammock slack jowls of expired ...

Disney Syllabus

...Disrupted rough sea ripples shuffle
    audience anticipation
    Shift in seats, hammered hearts
    Pummel, fluffy microphone muffle
    confines communication
    To thespian garish starring ...

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