Youthful Vogue

Used to be we'd pay to see freaks on the carnival way. Now, for free at the mall we can see some most every day! Kids (and adults) with tattoos, purple hair, nose and eyebrow rings, Navel rings, tongue studs and other self-mutilating things! Now, of course, we didn't do such things six decades ago! Our parents would have disowned us - besides we had no dough! Sure, guys wore zoot suits with baggy pants and chain. I just can't comprehend today's modes, they seem so arcane! Gals wore battered saddle shoes and one of Dad's old shirts, With tails flapping in the breeze over their poodle skirts! They wore bras (or so I'm told), hair coiffured with bangs, They didn't bare their navels and hang out with rowdy gangs! It's hard to discern who is who when viewing them from the aft. Two long-haired kids, holding hands, and acting rather daft! Is it the "he" on the right or is "he" the one on the left? It's none of my concern, tho' it does leave my curiosity bereft! I suppose it's all the rage to let the kids do their thing, While they're young and carefree, let them have their fling. I'll roll my eyes and shake my head, looking on aghast, Wondering what's next after these current fads have passed! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (© All Rights Reserved)