All the spikes on your jacket
cap and earrings
seem like the must hurt.
Your ripped shorts
and tights beneath
seem to offer scant protection
from any of the elements.

You look good
– you know you look good –
but
is it worth it?

Your pointy boots
and painted face
and jacket
all seem to cost you
quite a bit.

They look at you with disdain
as an enemy of their estate.
You’ve become a damaged rebel
who suffers
for a point
I don’t understand.

How far will you go
what parts must you endanger
in the name of fashion?