Venues

Those girls
at the punk shows
in the late 90's
always looked
so good:
pink hair,
tight shirts,
and Converse All-Stars.
They seemed
so glamorous
standing near
the stage.
I could never seem
to capture their
attention.
They were always with
vicious,
tattooed,
muscular young boys
in leather.
I would sit in the crowd,
chain-smoking
cheap cigarettes,
just watching,
just waiting,
as the band
played on.