Gorky Park
This is a story not for the dainty elves and pixies
But for the youthful X-generation born in the rolling sixties
Just like Woodstock had a twin in Altamont
The west and the east united in the 80s at the center of a pont
The iron curtain came down in this bygone era
No place for communist royalty nor for a beret or a tiara
As the winds of change blew through Gorky park
Flames of solidarity were lighted for a fervent spark
On the east side of the Brandenburg gate crowds duly did flock
To escape the communism's iron fist lock
As the wall came tumbling down even faster than humpty-dumpty
Rolling on the ground were the scraps of a barrier almighty
Even the oriental east did feel a tremor of change
As in a populous square the mighty tanks were tamed
Even as the Guzheng strummed tunes of freedom
Stubbornly holding was the great wall of the oriental kingdom
As Don Henley was reminding us of the loss of innocence
As naive virgins lined up for a capitalist de-floresence
As invisible blood scattered over the charcoal blue carpets
Gone were the days of love on luscious lawns and concerts
As the dangers of mechanical sex came to the 80s party
The flow of a virus stormed the psyche of the lubby-dubby even flirty
As condoms inflated like balloons and bubble gum
The guns manifested under Reagan's beat of the drum
As the big apple transformed to a green mile
Gun cartels ruled a city bathing in a jaundiced bile
As mustard yellow pollutants left a legacy of gauzy
Night life transformed from a party to a frenzy
This was the era when famine hit the innocence of Africa
As skull bones and the rib cage became visible to the camera
As photographs from Halle's backyard stormed to the west
Marching was the conscience driven to charity's philanthropic quest
As the musician gathered for a show of solidarity
Lech's shipyard in Gdansk was burgeoning with solidarity
Even the pope's rhetoric joined the voices for hope
As the catholic heartland of Eastern Europe leavened to elope
This was a story that unfolded in the face change of the eighties
As the capitalist imperialism stormed to every household in their mighties
Hostages of wealth as independent wealth exponentially grew
The capitalist curtain stormed the west and its submissive crew
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poem by Dilantha Gunawardana
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