Out of the blue
I was given two flowers.
One red
One yellow.
Yellow was slighty dull
partly open
pretty, but nothing special.
Red, on the otherhand
was tightly closed
a small bud
waiting to burst.
I left them for an hour
came back.
Red was open
inviting,
so quickly.
sweet to the smell
and soft to the touch
with nothing to hide
and nothing to lose.
Yellow hadn't changed.
I laughed.
Ironic.
I looked at the two
red was open
exposed
beautiful
and possibly short-lived.
Yellow was closed off
hidden
dull
and dead enough.

I took the red
and wore it in my hair.

04/25/2003

Author's Note: Today's been beautiful. And it's odd, but I see tulips everywhere I look, lol.. and they're almost always red and yellow...

Posted on 04/25/2003
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