The Day The World Turned Day-Glo 

Celeste made a Film about her Mum Poly Styrene

Six years in the Making ‘Twas A Labour of Love

Clearing Permissions like Pulling Hen’s Teeth

We Share the Frustration, the Push and the Shove

GermFree Adolescents! 

Poly Adored Señor Salvador Dali

His Port Lligat studio a Pilgrimage Place

Young Lol’s French Girlfriend paraded her cat 

A cat on a lead with a smile on it’s face

I Am a Cliché!

Valuable Time Made a Difference 

Personal Real and True 

Honest and Believable Felt Real to Lol

Honesty Helped Celeste find Her Way 

 

Age!

Poly, Lol and Budgie – 1950’s Varieties

Hold valuable insight of Era and Times 

Of Austere 70’s and all Notorieties

Goths on The Tube and Tory Crimes 

Identity!

Courting Controversy and Cancel Culture

An Early Adopter of Media and Tech 

Poly’s X-Ray Spex gave the Pop world a Rupture

X-Ray Spex caused a Pain in the Neck

I Am a Poseur!

The DIY Spirit of Punk for Celeste 

Independent Rebellious Thinking 

To a Conformist Era nothing more than a Pest

Punk Self Expression was Sinking 

Oh Bondage Up Yours!

British Journalism made Personal Attacks

Made Her Life a Difficult Role

It wasn’t Cool to be Polite to the Hacks 

Poly was a Sensitive Soul 

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Respect: Poly Styrene (Marianne Joan Elliott-Said: 3 July 1957 – 25 April 2011) 

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