styling

in 1976
you once owned
a pair
of purple pants
that flared
at the bottom.
you had a white
plastic
belt to hold
them up.
you tucked in
a blousy silver
shirt
with galleons
sailing
across all
sides and combed
your hair
into a massive
bulb
that fell below
your ears. it
was all befitting
the insanity of
the times, plus
the fact that
you were still
young and
finding yourself,
although hardly
an excuse.