"PERCEPTUAL GEOGRAPHY"(a la Michael Barnes)

i see 1969 on the streets of Austin-young retro warriors

with torn jeans and Asian fashions-looking like hitching hippies

yet with an innocence that belies their attitudes

1930s resurrect in homeless beggars camping in the green belt

petitioning like Buddha Kerouac /@every musical intersection.

Retro shops recycle 1950s skirts and suits

with Buddy Holly glasses and rockabilly music

90s nerds play PACMAN in foyers of arcades and Malls

while 80s Gordon Geckos still stalk Congress Avenue

Starbucks in their hands and no stars in their eyes

You can fall in to a time warp easily here-

believe the cliche"Music Capital of the World !"

or (if you wish)-DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS!

Both are true in certain quarters-as is black jazz Eastside

alongside new yuppie eateries with max cool stylings

Every stage of every age awaits-preppies,yuppies,hippies,punks-

all defined by musical venues attended via choice

with magazines(or zines)to affirm their chosen timewarp

It is 2011-110 degree heat  and endless drought

Women wear less and men care less.Homeless distressed

Yet still this spectrum of available fashion options-

all available within the perceptual geography -of Austin!