your subculture will be defeated

for the first time ever
i saw a goth
shiver
as I 77ed it east on belmont
all color bleached from his hair
freckles blotted with pancake
at least three cows worth of buckles
boots up to his neck
and he couldn't take it

finally
they are doubly screwed

a few years ago
i found myself at the metro
it's been awhile

i was at a kill hannah show
-don't persecute me it was free!-
the type of August that drop old folks on sight
and
they
were
still
wearing
leather

i looked as much a dumbass as ever
in beige cargo shorts
a featherweightcotton shirt from an Isreili kibbutz/resort

but i felt
artificial air

and they didn't

they danced until mascara ran
all over the redleather balcony
and went home early

before the headliner went up earlier

on second thought
perhaps
they were the smartest
of all