East Coast Gangsta


from the ABC set

Those jailhouse jeans do a good job -
product placement for Calvin.
Shame your Converse don't get
the same treatment.
It would be so great, if only
the Celtics' top were some kind
of irony:
but, of course, you come from Skegness.
That bling is worthy of the
band from Newport
you have never even heard of.
Your parents wore daft clothes too and
reasoned, like you, that their own
wouldn't like it.
Still, wannabe or gangsta, you
only lack credibility's
skin colour.

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Comments

threeleafshamrock | June 13, 2009 - 12:31

inklined to like this one lots ;)

NaziWifebeater | June 13, 2009 - 13:24

dont mess wiv da skegness terror krew and ting

lenchenelf | June 13, 2009 - 13:50

Pretty beefy lot in Scarboro' last weekend, hanging around the south bay Spa in their jersey slacks and rain hats, I felt quite intimidated.
Is it ok to say, 'nice piece' ? :-) atb Lena

Ewan | June 13, 2009 - 15:10

It's ok to say what you like, Lena... otherwise I would have turned the comments off. :-)
regards
Ewan

pinda | June 13, 2009 - 15:25

Still, wannabe or gangsta, you
only lack credibility's
skin colour.

Good way to end this piece Ewan. Didn't think you would write this sort of poetry but fair play for doing something different.

peace x
Pinda

jennifer | June 13, 2009 - 19:15

I think this is a little over my head. Bristolian chavs haven't got as far as being fashionable enough to buy Calvin Klein.

J x

Ewan | June 14, 2009 - 07:38

Skegness more 'sophisticated' than Bristol, who'd a thunk it? It's scarcely more chi-chi than Boston! Lincs, that is. LOL

sarah wilson | June 15, 2009 - 19:54

In Oxfordshire the Lonsdale hoodie is de rigeur. Good stuff:)