Ann Foxglove

rebel in the boneyard

by Ann Foxglove

Sunday 29th May 2011 5:42 pm

I’m a rebel in the boneyard

I don’t give up

I scream and cry

and strut my stuff

I wear tight jeans

I don’t sleep nights

I’m a rebel in the boneyard

feelin alright

I’m a rebel in the boneyard

and that’s good news

don’t know if it’s drugs

don’t know if it’s booze

or bipolar disorder

that brings on the blues

I’m a rebel in the boneyard

goin’ for a cruise

I’m a rebel in the boneyard

and that’s OK

I thought I loved ya

that was on another day

it was all a psycho

roll in the hay

I’m a rebel in the boneyard

that’s all I have to say

daftness

◄ midnight

waterperry ►

Comments

Ann Foxglove

Sat 26th Nov 2011 06:58

Nice to see you venturing onto these pages Judy. Thanks for the comment. xx

Judi Strega

Sat 26th Nov 2011 06:49

Just found this piece and I love it, love it! I hope to God I wasn't the writer who offended you but some of us do, still, wear a basque, have great sex AND have a bus pass!

John Coopey

Tue 22nd Nov 2011 20:02

Yo, ma bitch! Muther-trumpin'!

<Deleted User> (8730)

Wed 1st Jun 2011 12:12

I like the first line and the repitition.....

Julian (Admin)

Mon 30th May 2011 22:20

'kin brilliant. Wow! Love it. You made me drop my bus pass!

Lynn Dye

Mon 30th May 2011 22:15

Great stuff, Ann, enjoyed this very much. (Agree with some of your last comments too, about older people lumping you in with them, ggrrr.) xx

Ann Foxglove

Mon 30th May 2011 09:23

I must say I don't do drugs either, and I'm not bi-polar thank god. Keep falling in love though - damn! I'd LOVE to do more performance stuff, it has (the little I HAVE done) made me feel more confidant. But there's very little going on down here that I can get to. But I'm always saying that - I should maybe try and start something. I'm feeling great, but I've got to the stage where little old ladies at bus stops come up to me and start saying "Of course, in OUR day" and inwardly I go "FUCK OFF!!!" And women in my pottery class, if men/sex are mentioned, say "Thank god all THAT'S over!" and I want to say "Hang on a tick!" It all started last Saturday when someone at a writer's group I go to was surprised I needed money for the bus. She's DEAD MEAT! (Actually, she's very nice - I'll forgive her one day!)xx

Isobel

Mon 30th May 2011 09:05

Great production Ann - you've definitely got the voice to do that kind of thing.

I'm definitely not giving in to age - have had more fun in the last 4 years than ever really! Performance poetry has helped in a big way - it gives me the high some might get from drugs or booze - don't do enough of it though and it's a habit that needs feeding...