David Bowie
David Bowie (1947-2016) was an English singer-songwriter and actor. Considered one of the most influential and inventive musicians of the 21st century, Bowie famously created the androgenous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. Bowie’s style changed dramatically throughout his career and he was known for his highly theatrical performances. Source
Future Legend
And in the death,
As the last few corpses lay rotting on the slimy
Thoroughfare,
The shutters lifted in inches in Temperance Building,
High on Poacher's Hill.
And red, mutant, eyes gaze down on Hunger City.
No more big wheels.
Fleas the size of rats sucked on rats the size of cats,
And ten thousand peoploids split into small tribes,
Coveting the highest of the sterile skyscrapers,
Like packs of dogs assaulting the glass fronts of Love-Me Avenue.
Ripping and rewrapping mink and shiny silver fox, now leg-warmers.
Family badge of sapphire and cracked emerald.
Any day now,
The year of the Diamond Dogs.
"This ain't Rock'n'Roll,
This is Genocide."
Published:
1974
Length:
Shorty
Literary Movements:
Rap & Hip Hop
Anthology Years:
2020
Themes:
Music & Sports
Politics
Pop Culture
Literary Devices:
Alliteration
the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words appearing in succession
Kenning
a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning
Portmanteau
joining two or more words to create a new word
Sensory Detail
words used to invoke the five senses (vision, hearing, taste, touch, smell)