r u alt?

wllmsbrg’s a friendly place
it’s home 2 a vry special race
of human, called the ‘effing alts’
being alt is what it’s all abt
‘what does it mean 2 b alt?’ u say?
well, 2 start, most alts r usually ghey
most alts wear vry skinny jeans
& can sing AnCo songs in their most danked-out dreams
alts – or ‘hipsters,’ as they’re also called –
r on the cutting edge of the cultural crowd
at least that’s what some of them seem 2 think
btw – most alts don’t shower, so they usually stink
it’s pretty easy 2 stereotype the alt
but treat them nice – it’s not their fault
that their parents r rich, or that they can’t keep a job
they’re not just some emotionless blob! no! alts have hopes, & alts have important hopes, 2
& not just 2 show that they’re better than u
they want 2 help, & they want 2 luvvv
they want 2 worship our good LORD above
i must admit, i’m kinda alt
not real sure why i took that route
it’s hard 2 find such trendy clothes…
why we’re alt, maybe no1 knows
but in the end, the truth is this –
& this is something some alts miss – :
alt or mnstrm, we’re all the same
we’re all caught up in a frightful game
we’re all afraid, we’re all alone
we just want bros & a home of our own
we don’t want 2 be forgotten, we don’t want 2 die
we just want a kute some1 2 look in our eyes
& whisper, ‘i luv u 4 u, & nothing more,
& i don’t care how alt u r, or if ur a bore’
we want 2 find purpose, we want 2 find meaning
we want 2 touch the axis
on which the earth’s leaning
so i invite u, my bros, 2 check out my hood
it’s full of useless 20-somethings in an alternative mood
wllmsbrg
is the place 2 b
2 b alt
2 b hipster
2 set ur lil altie <3 free

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r u alt?
why r u alt?
what does it mean 2 b alt?
r ppl born alt, or can u become alt?
what genre of human r u? [via hipster, alt, blipster, scenester, altbro, altbag, altbroad, teen, tween, cool dad, cool mom, crustie, mnstrmr, lmstrmr]
r effing hipsters the effing 'dead end of western civilization'?
r u sad, lonely, & just wanna 'connect' 2 other alts? [via facebook/twitter/blogs?]
r we all the same?

bedford ave?

Breathe in the smoke
And the lights
Of Bedford Avenue
On a Saturday night

Hundreds of hipsters
Hoarding down Bedford
Useless humans
Being useless
Eating hamburgers and
Sipping mochas in
Café windows
Browsing for avant-garde
Albums and zines
Thrifting and searching
For art
Authenticity
Meaning
Which genre of human
You fit into
Plodding north
Plodding south
Holding hands
Or sitting alone
Scribbling in moleskins
Or pushing strollers
Wearing babies and small dogs
As a fashion accessory

These are the sounds
These are the sights
of Bedford Avenue
On a Saturday night

Nowhere better to be
Than Bedford Avenue
On a Saturday night
Smoking a Newport or a Clove
Stop into the organic market
Or the cheese shop
Or get some wine
Wear a beard
And your unshowered skin
Your bedbug bites and dandruff
Squinting through coke bottle glasses
Strutting and breathing
In your boots and jeans
Girlfriends and boyfriends
In a candle-lit café
Or strolling the street
Drinking Bud-Lite
From a bag

Welcome to the lights
Such alternative sights
On Bedford Avenue
On a Saturday night

Fags with fat girls
Dykes with pierced ears
And children and moms
Having somewhere to be
Someone to see
You are someone
In the city
In the show
Of hair and teeth
Wheezing coffee breath
Yogurt
Meat
Skateboards and bikes
Scarves and guitars
Headphones, yawning beards
Keep walking
Keep going

And breathe in the smoke
And the lights
Of Bedford Avenue
On a Saturday night
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is bedford ave the most authentic/relevant/meaningful street in bk/NYC/America/the World?
what's ur fav relevant bar/thai restaurant/cafe/record store/thrift store/bodega/organic foods market on bedford ave?
will the new duane reade 'crush' kings pharmacy?
is bedford ave a street, or more of a 'state-of-mind' [via being tanked/danked]?
do black ppl still live in bk?
r hipsters 'the effing dead-end of western cultural civilizations'?
r u just another lonely bro, sitting in a cafe window counter, surfing the internets on your macbook/writing meaningful lyrics in a moleskine, wearing giant noise-canceling dr dre headphones?
do ppl in new york actually do anything?