Fifteen Eighty Four

Brew Your Own

In me yoof

spikes stood proud

on dog collars,

soaped up barnets,

leathers. Defiant

slogans in

Airfix paint

screamed anarchy.

Most of it

amounted to:

“me mum made me

tidy me room.”

These days

the spikes

are on

supermarkets,

businesses,

government offices.

A broad base

rising

to a tapered point.

The higher,

the fewer.

© Tim Wells, 2017

About the author

Tim Wells is made of reggae, lager top, pie and mash, and Leyton Orient FC. His blog, Stand Up and Spit, can be found here.

‘No Future’ – The Soundtrack (find it here on Spotify)

1. Anarchy in the UK – The Sex Pistols
2. Nobody’s Scared – Subway Sect
3. Hegemony – Scritti Politti
4. This Is Entertainment – Caberet Voltaire
5. 1977 – The Clash
6. Boredom – Buzzcocks
7. Life – Alternative TV
8. In A Rut – The Ruts
9. Suburban Relapse – Siouxsie and the Banshees
10. New Dawn Fades – Joy Division
11. Lean On Me – Redskins
12. National Insurance Blacklist – The Business
13. Big a Little A – Crass
14. My Cherry Is In Sherry -Ludus
15. Fairytale in the Supermarket – The Raincoats
16. Crisis – Poison Girls
17. Discipline – Throbbing Gristle
18. I Love A Man In Uniform – Gang of Four
19. Wardance – Killing Joke
20. Ain’t No Feeble Bastard – Discharge
21. Brutality – The Defects
22. The Serenade is Dead – Conflict
23. What Have We Got – Sham 69