Hardcore
Written by Kirsty Allison on Wednesday the 7th of July 2010
HARDCORE, first published in Book Club Boutique's summer anthology, 2010.
I was never as hardcore as you
Your behaviour was totally new
Never seen in London before
It sounded so cool as you violently swore
I was never as hardcore as you
The night we broke into the zoo
You took the crown from the lion's head
Whilst I found the horsebox and went to bed
I was never as hardcore as you
Your lack of sleep I could not do
You rode shotgun ahead racing the fast lane
Taunting the keys you stole for my jetplane
I was never as hardcore as you
Winehouse n Keith Richards could not continue
As dawn rose, we could only raise beers
Heavy lids saw you swing from chandeliers
I was never as hardcore as you
I was like a flunky, riding your boogaloo
The police pressed charges but not to me
You took the sentence and I paid the fee
I was never as hardcore as you
Your infamy base a sleazy who's who
Your biggest fear ending up like me
An unknown face, softcore, no joie de vie
I was never as hardcore as you
I tried to keep up but my face went blue
You tied me up, took drugs upstairs
I just lay there, in my underwear
I was never as hardcore as you
But carpe diem is your only cue
And now I've accepted my hardcore fate 'll always be a complete
lightweight