Read Poem: Self-Assertion, by Gary Beck — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

The desperate need to differentiate oneself from regular citizens was once done by wearing a social garment, zoot suits, pegged pants, motorcycle jackets, disheveled jeans. Social responsibilities changed. It was no longer sufficient to dress differently. Body art, piercing, gaudy colored hair became normal, to allow conformists to stand out from the herd.

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