BEAUTIFUL?

'She' wants to be beautiful,

And sets about to be so:

Cuts her hair and dyes them,

Paints her face with different creams,

And wears masks,

In an effort to hide her self.

Reddens her lips,

Trims her lashes, colours them, and smiles;

Totally pleased with her own reflection.

Slips herself into slippery apparel,

Revealing what she is, inside and out.

Abandons her feet to high-heeled shoes,

That shake her hips and rock her steps.

Goes to a party and enjoys to the full,

The company of others, like her.

Laughs and smiles seductively,

At all -- all strange looking men.

Seen at her enticing best:

Is she what she set out to be -- Beautiful?




Author's Notes/Comments: 

This poem was written in 1982. There are so many women strutting about showing off their enticing faces and bodies to the world. One such lady inspired this poem.

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lovely poem

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wonderful piece .