"Keepin' It Real"

"I may be a cliche. I admit it. I try to stretch as far away from "cliche" as possible. Oh. how I hate cliches. I used to be a huge "freakin" punk. I still am, even larger... mentally..."

    Back in 1997... oh, how I wanted to be a punk. I ate, drank, and breathed punk music. Inside and out... All I was about.  I remember my first taste of true punk music... YUM.
    But.. back in 95'... oh, the memory. See, My father and I went to some drugstore. I was 11 or 12, When some older guys whistled at me, they were about 18 or 19. No, I decided, Ididnt want that kind of attention. I didn't (and don't) want people to like me, solely for my looks.
    So I thought I wanted  to make myself look crazy... to scare off those types of people. Well, denying myself any sexuality at all worked for awhile.
    I have done it all,  dyed my hair, chains, spikes... I'm not knocking it one bit. Im just saying it's a cliche. I have reached a perfect understanding of punk. It's not on the outside, it's within. I still dress completely different than everyone else, but its my own style.
    I want to be myself, and dressing like every other so-called "punk-a**" in the world isn't making me different at all.
    I hate all those whiny "I'm the only punk at my school" blah blah blah. Hey, I feel for you, and all, I mean, Iused to feel that way, but... you can be friends or at least co-exist with the "others."

STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF!

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