Teen Gothic

I've been seeing a lot of overlap of works said to be Goth I often knew as other. Call it whatcha want depending where you stand, whatever. A great snot load of stuff I've always been into I'm discovering is considered Goth by the Goth community. Or Goth adjacent or of Goth in some way. I've always seen myself as somewhat Goth. More I explore the music from a Goth angle and, again, been listing to lots of it for decades now, I belong. Quiet cool. Looking for Goth compilations. Some I've already got. Life Less Lived – great tittle there!

Last night I went to the biannual goth event in my hometown. It was pretty great, although of course, no it wasn’t just goth music and of course a lot of people there were clearly not actually into the scene, it was really fun to watch so many people enjoying the music and subculture and engaging with something I love so deeply. At the end of the night, a young woman came up to me and told me I was beautiful and she enjoyed watching me dance all night because she never really sees anyone “like her” in our town. I wasn’t quite sure what she meant but she said “I just mean goth, just doing your thing”. I realized that I’ve been into this for 2 decades now and told her as much. Her eyes got real big and said “that’s going to be me some day!” I felt ancient but, it was sweet nonetheless. 🤣