Irish And Red Haired And Proud She Is To Be

Art "Lady Lillith"
By Dante Gabriel Rosetti

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The Art Of Being Red
By La Belle Rouge

there’s an indisputable art
to being red haired

you learn how to gracefully accept
being stared at without becoming vain

for you instinctively understand
it’s God’s splash of bright color
that naturally draws the eye to fire

you are like an open flame in a dark world
of mothmen, some simply admiring the candlelight

others who secretly burn with desire
to warm in your obvious inferno
and to see if your drapes and carpet match

there’s a price for being red haired and mature
you learn to accept the disappointment
in the unlined faces of very young men

when they tap you on the shoulder
in the starbucks line, then realize
when you turn to face them
that you aren’t as young from the front
as you appeared in your jeans from the rear

there’s defintely an art to being red haired
you learn to live with the clichés
about hot temper, fiery passion,
you even learn to use them to your advantage

when you’re red haired.....and smart



5/23/2007 La Belle Rouge

“Poetry, Pure Fun”