Beauty

Original, April 2006

Beauty

What is beauty?

Is beauty a thing to be grasped?

One people says yes;

Crushed colors sit lightly atop eyelids and cheeks.

Bat manure blackens the lashes

(There is a price to pay for beauty).

Shades of red and orange grace the lips

To bring them out for the world to see.

Flesh colored powder covers up the pimples and blemishes,

In other words, all the imperfections.

Once the face has been applied,

Next come the short shorts and skirts

Which leave absolutely nothing to the imagination.

Breasts the size of infant children are what attract men,

Especially when shown to the world through tiny transparent shirts.

If she weighs between 100 and 110, she’s perfect;

Small boned and skinny is what the men are looking for,

At least that’s the myth.

Long, flowing blond hair

Frames the false face that must be put on.

Those with short brown hair

Make monthly trips to the hair salon

To become the image of beauty,

Like the rest of the blond beauties.

Those with red hair,

They become urban legends;

Supposedly they exist

But are as rare as a four leaf clover.

Then there is the other people

Who instead of dressing up

Wear themselves on the outside.

Their personality is what they show the most of,

Making that their main attraction.

Are they found attractive by men?

Is personality all it takes to achieve attractiveness?

Does outward beauty count for nothing?

Do they truly believe in the philosophy in which they live?

Or are they just ugly and use this philosophy as an excuse to be attractive to themselves?

What or who defines beauty?

Men need it,

Women live for it,

But who has it?

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder,

Can there even be a standard for beauty?

What is beauty?

Is it something to be grasped

Or something that comes from within?

Can beauty be bought

Or is it simply what lies beneath the surface?