Lady In Red with Deep Ink

While out ogling the populace as is his wont, Mike Lauterborn encountered Michelle, a comely representative of the opposite species sporting rose red garb and profound ink. The tattooed message was a snippet excerpted from a song by Morrissey titled "I Know It's Over." The lyric sliver Michelle had chosen: "It's so easy to laugh, It's so easy to hate, It takes strength to be gentle and kind." A truism Mike thought, as you can certainly go to one extreme end or another, but to truly be gentle and kind takes work and self-dedication.

It's worthy to note that, in the opinion of at least one music reviewer, the song was probably the most poetic and expressive in Morrissey's career... so it was appropriate for the raven-haired temptress to have chosen the piece. The song is complex, speaking of the end of a fictitious relationship, contemplation of suicide yet fear of death, feelings of utter helplessness, pointless promises and self-delusion, all the while evoking a stong emotional intensity.

The interface with this Siren of the Night was unexpected but, then, so are most of Lauterborn's daily encounters!