Don't lose your music

by RWS

Time Warp

He wears a white

T shirt with a

Gold chain dangling

From his neck

Calls everybody

Homey, even the

White guys

Carries a mini

Boom box

Radio

He’s 44 years old

And has never

Held a job

He had a bad

Car accident that

Left him disabled

He now works in a

Warehouse heat sealing

Cellophane packages
courtesy

Of a job training
program

It’s his first

Gig

but his real job

Is recording cassette

Tapes

He calls them

“mix tapes”

He has all

The slow jams

From 30 years ago

He sell ‘em for

2 dollars a pop,

sometimes 3 for

5 dollars

He talked me into

Buying 2 tapes

The other day

I didn’t have the

Heart to tell him that

I don’t listen to
cassettes

Anymore

I gave it up

About 10

Years ago

All my music

Is on CD’s now

But I keep it

To myself

Guys like him

Are just like

Good music

They never go

Out of

Style

© 2008 RWS