Being Straight Edged by Straight-Edged, literature
Literature
Being Straight Edged
Straight Edge. It isn't about some 90 degree angle on a piece of paper. It's about being a man of self pride and dignity. It derived from the Punk era in the 80's over in Washington D.C. Let's put something in perspective view. "I'm a 16 year old kid from London. I hang around with my friends, smoke drugs. Drink on weekends till I'm legless. And I'm an avid smoker. What does that make me? It makes me a weakling." Now "I'm a skin-head punk from Washington D.C. I want to go see my favourite band Minor Threat. They're playing at Washington club. I see some little kid with an X on his hand, that means he can't be served at the pub because he's un
Straight Edge Of Chaos
Sickening silence in that of the cold words
Uttering the undoing of creation with only the silence I heard
The picture of Unity once so pure now just divided and blurred
Glorious expressions of righteousness now nothing but obscured
Straight edge of chaos driven forth into my eye
Grinding into a bloody wound and leaving it dripping and dry
Gaping wide of the days before now shattered and blind
Leaving nothing but darkness and separation to find
Leaving me dark with tears to flood my mind
Drowning every sign of worthless life and leaving nothing behind
The lament of your r
Straight Edge story part 1 by XvegXgrrrlX, literature
Literature
Straight Edge story part 1
One day after school my friend Ashley asked me if I wanted to go to a party with her at her house and I said That would be great, But in the back of my mind I knew that some thing I was not going to like was about to happen. All the other parties I have heard of or been to have all been ragers with beer and marijuana and that was not my lifestyle. I have not been to a party at Ashley house so I thought I would go. So at 8 O clock I arrived at Ashley house the party was all ready starting loud bumping hip-hop music was coming from the front of the house and I saw all my other friends were dancing. I rang the doorbell and Ash