ho is the bohemian wolf

Text and illustration:

LORDE

c u e n t a l u n a s

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I am the bohemian wolf.Like this I looked at the end of the book.In brief, a victor, a champion.

Well, briefly, my book is an e-book, no more.You can find it on the web.

It has no views as of now,but my adventures it does tell.I am a wolf-errant, I have travelled a lot.I’ve got a pair of bootsthe colour of bougainvilleas.

But who am I, really, if no personality I hold?

Nobody knows me,nor about me does talk,

I have no followers,

nor“Likes” on my page.

I am nobody, and

nobody I know!

A fashion adviser.

A representative,

Someone like me, but much wiser!

I need help.

Wise counsel..

Perhaps first I should go on a diet; cut red meat, cut carbohydrates,

get on a treadmill and run till I’m tired.

Scratch that! I should definitely do exercise!

Get lean, and muscular,and bid my puny self goodbye!

If I

werea

topmodel?

Maybe a makeover? Eyes open wide, Maybe just get my sideburns slightly moved to the side!

NO!Something much bolder, more drastic and higher than Mars,Maybe an earring like all those rock stars!

What If I boasted a blonde, silky mane? Or maybe even a silky blonde mane?

Maybe it’s a suit I should get?

Nah, how about a tattoo?On my back and my chest,on my knees, and arms, too!

Maybe I should start a new line of perfumes?

How about if instead of perfume I sold wine?Red wine, selling thatwould be fine!

While I’m at it, I might as well

wear a hat.A striped hat,

red and white, and so large.Oh no! That

would make the wolf a copycat!

Oh no! I am a fraud.I wish I could disappear!

Don’t run away!

Let’s start again.

Take a deep breath!

I am the bohemian wolf.

What if I only wore a simple scarf?A simple red scarf?A simple red scarf with white dots on it.No! A simple red scarf with bohemian dots on it.That is not so bad.Not bad at all.

You know?To be someone I don’t need a new look.

I don’t need to become an athlete, or wear fancy clothes, Or impress people with my tattoos.

Nor do I need to come up with a line of perfumes.Need I say more about the wine and the hat, and the scarf?

Actually, I think I’ll keep that last one!

Vous savez?

I am simply a bohemian wolf.

And you should

simplybe yourself.

(C) 2014 Idea, texto e ilustración Lourdes García Esperón

(C) Versión en inglés: Ian Iracheta