Living in a 1960s Psychedelic Haze of Rebellion
Heather has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Moravian College and has been freelance writing for more than 13 years.
Started 1960 with the right amount of hope
And optimism that 1950s tradition still mattered
Believed that the Kennedy version of Camelot
Would prevail over all of the negative forces plotting
To destroy the American foundation from the ground up
Innocence shattered in Dallas in November 1963
Brought with it a level of conspiracy theories designed to question
Skeptical of most authoritative grounds now due to that particular day
Unsure of what it is fact or fiction; unless there was concrete proof to back it up
Searching for truth, justice and new version of the American way
One that allowed all men and genders to be created equal
Didn't allow for short cuts to get to the top of the political pyramid
Brought some form of stability without stifling the creativity of a hippy
Music started out the decade as carefree and optimistic
Ended same decade by being darker and more experimental than ever before
The Beach Boys and The Beatles revolutionized their songs around that time
Hippies and other adventurous folks decided to expand their minds
Through education and the brewing drug culture
Led to creative walks in the park that brought audiences through different means
Sure, expanding your mind through taking illegal substances not best avenue to take
Could lead to an addictive need to escape traditional forms of reality
Better to face regular everyday problems head on
See a therapist if your problematic marriage was hitting the skids
Talk to your spouse, or head to divorce court
It might have been frowned upon at the time to break up families
Better to split up than stick together in a sinking relationship
Taking a detour into the hippy subculture helped to bring new understanding
To the youth growing up in that time as they looked for something to believe in
Even if it meant going against the conventions of being a clean cut mod person
Growing out your hair style and wearing bell bottoms a symbol of freedom
Free love allowed people to move from relationship to relationship with ease
Ignoring the future complications that diseases could cause
Ready to wake up from the mist of being sandwiched between two groups
Looking to find a happy medium of rebellion and conventional wisdom
Without losing the hope and glory of what meant to be happy
Easier said than done, but still have to try all the same.