The 2%

I’m not in the 1%

I’m in the 2%

The 2% more likely to develop melanoma—

Yes, a scar on my right calf proves it

The 2% who need 19% more anesthesia—

Yes, 4 anesthesiologists during 4 epidurals proved it

The 2% who will never go gray—

Yes, my hair will turn white in a decade or two

The 2% rarely have blue eyes—

Yes, my 1 of 1 million azure eyes prove it

My kind go by many names—

Carrots, coppertop, ginger, redhead—

Yes, I’ve 100% been called them all

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