Show Santa Fe The Real Punks by Joe Shelton I suppose there were a alot alot alot lot of things I could have written about Like the scary and unsettled situation situation situation situa situa- tion of our country Or the continuous battle of attempting attempting attempting at at- tempting to survive 21 credit hours a week in col col- lege I could have chosen an instructor or student as my topic or perhaps informed informed informed in in- formed you of ten easy ways to ignore student government at I might have written about love or emotions losing a friend discovering discovering discovering discover discover- ing a new friend I could have even researched the unexplainable talents of a funny looking weatherman weather weather- man who managed to have a fantastic looking daughter The subjects were many Yet I am disregarding disregarding disregarding dis dis- regarding them all in favor of The Punks In Santa Fe New Mexico weve we've discovered who The Punks really are Websters Webster's Dictionary defines a punk as a young inexperienced man Freaked out rock fans define define define de de- fine a punk as a smooth musician from England who resembles a crazed Clark Gable New Mexico State prison inmates define define define de de- fine a punk as an informer informer informer in in- former snitch or one who engages in sexual activities activities activities ac ac- with other inmates inmates inmates in in- mates for protection Websters Webster's is wrong The freaked out rock fans are wrong The convicts in Santa Fe have never been more misinformed Sitting in a cell Day after day week after week year after year Classified as unfit to walk among the rest of the un un- fits Waiting for the front gate to open waiting for that first bath or that first bottle of beer Except you dont don't think about those things much if youre you're a punk mainly because youve you've also been classified as unfit to live in prison Other inmates have handed you that label Each hour of survival is a victory When the day is over you are closer to being released closer to that first bath or bottle of beer Because you are still alive Until The Real Punks show up Armed with their axes and hammers hammersand and blowtorches You haven't got a chance The TheReal TheReal TheReal Real Punks do not care about living The Real Punks are not concerned with pain or death with a abath abath abath bath or with a bottle of beer They only murder In 36 hours 36 supposedly supposedly supposedly sup sup- Punks were killed killed killed kil kil- led in a weekend of terror at the New Mexico State Prison Most were tor tor- A young black inmate inmate inmate in in- mate was found with his decapitated head resting comfortably in his lap Another had a steel rod shoved through his ear forced through his brain and out the other ear The descriptions go on and on Their lives were bru brutally tally taken because they were labelled as Punks informers for prison officials wiped off the earth by an execution squad that included lifers who had nothing to lose except their reputations For they have proven who The Real Punks are |